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infect

/ɪn'fɛkt/

Synonyms of infect Antonyms of infect Examples of infect Usage of infect Parts of infect Definition that contains infect Words sounding like infect Explanation of infect

verb
contaminate with a disease or microorganism
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Similar:

taint

Opposite:

disinfect

type of:
contaminate foul pollute
verb
affect in a contagious way
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"His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"

type of:
affect impress move strike
verb
communicate a disease to
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"Your children have infected you with this head cold"

type of:
give
verb
corrupt with ideas or an ideology
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"society was infected by racism"

type of:
pervert profane vitiate debase corrupt debauch demoralise demoralize deprave subvert misdirect

Examples of infect

"His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"
"Your children have infected you with this head cold"
"society was infected by racism"