inject
■ administer a drug or medicine by syringe to (a person or animal)
he was forcibly injected with a sedative
OED
Hello.
As I understand, the preposition "by" is used because it indicates "the means of achieving something, by means of". But why is it not "with" ("indicating the instrument used to perform an action")? Because of the verb "administer" ?
Thank you.
■ administer a drug or medicine by syringe to (a person or animal)
he was forcibly injected with a sedative
OED
Hello.
As I understand, the preposition "by" is used because it indicates "the means of achieving something, by means of". But why is it not "with" ("indicating the instrument used to perform an action")? Because of the verb "administer" ?
Thank you.
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