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.

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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, adjective

Words nearby interject

interior monologue, interior-sprung, interisland, interj., interjacent, interject, interjection, interjectionalize, interjectory, interjoin, interjoist
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Words related to interject

insert, intrude, ingrain, interpose, interpolate, add, insinuate, inject, splice, infuse, import, implant, include, introduce, infiltrate, intersperse, intercalate, fill in, force in, parenthesize

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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, noun

Word Origin for interject

C16: from Latin interjicere to place between, from jacere to throw
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