ject
(JEKT)to throw
Latin for throwing. Almost every word with -ject involves something being thrown or thrust.
The story behind this root
Latin jacere meant to throw. Picture each ject word as a literal throw: eject throws out, inject throws in, reject throws back, project throws forward.
Example words
eject
to throw out
inject
to throw in (often with a needle)
reject
to throw back
project
to throw forward (as a plan or an image)
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing ject, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
eject
to throw out
inject
to throw in (often with a needle)
reject
to throw back
project
to throw forward (as a plan or an image)
object
to throw oneself against; to express opposition
Who it is for
Grades served: 4, 5
Level 1Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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