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interject
[ in-ter-jekt ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈdʒɛkt /
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verb (used with object)
to insert between other things: to interject a clarification of a previous statement.
Obsolete. to come between.
OTHER WORDS FOR interject
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Origin of interject
First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin interjectus, past participle of interjicere “to throw between,” equivalent to inter- “between, among, together” + -jec- (combining form of jac-, stem of jacere “to throw”) + -tus past participle suffix; see inter-
OTHER WORDS FROM interject
in·ter·jec·tor, nounun·in·ter·ject·ed, adjectiveWords nearby interject
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British Dictionary definitions for interject
interject
/ (ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkt) /
verb (tr)
to interpose abruptly or sharply; interrupt with; throw inshe interjected clever remarks
archaic to come between; interpose
Derived forms of interject
interjector, nounWord Origin for interject
C16: from Latin interjicere to place between, from jacere to throw
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