infect

in·fect  (n-fkt)

tr.v. in·fect·ed, in·fect·ing, in·fects

1. To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent.

2. To communicate a pathogen or disease to.

3. To invade and produce infection in.

4. To contaminate or corrupt: envy that infected their thoughts; a society that was infected by racism.

5. To affect in a contagious way: "His fear infected me, and . . . I followed as fast as I could" W.H. Hudson.

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[Middle English infecten, to afflict with disease, from Latin nficere, nfect-, to stain, infect (in-, in; see in-² + facere, to do; see dh- in Indo-European roots).]

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infect

Verb

1. to contaminate (a person or thing) with a germ or virus or its consequent disease

2. to taint or contaminate

3. to affect with an opinion or feeling as if by contagion: even she was infected by the excitement [Latin inficere to stain]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	infect - communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold" canker - infect with a canker give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
	2.	infect - contaminate with a disease or microorganism taint superinfect - infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms smut - affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn contaminate, pollute, foul - make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" disinfect - destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound"
	3.	infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism" corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvert - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
	4.	infect - affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

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infect

verb 1. contaminate, transmit disease to, spread disease to or among

verb 2. pollute, dirty, poison, foul, corrupt, contaminate, taint, defile, vitiate

verb 3. affect, move, touch, influence, upset, overcome, stir, disturb

Translations

infect [ɪnˈfɛkt] vt [+ wound] → infectar [+ person]; contagiar;

(fig) (pej) → corromper;

infected with [illness] → contagiado de;

to become infected [wound] → infectarse

infect [ɪnˈfɛkt] vt [+ wound] → infecter [+ person, blood]; contaminer (fig pej); corrompre;

infected with [illness] → atteint(e) de;

to become infected [wound] → s'infecter

infect [ɪnˈfɛkt] vt → anstecken (also fig) → infizieren;

(food) → verseuchen;

to become infected (wound) → sich entzünden

infect [ɪnˈfɛkt] vt → infettare;

infected with [+ illness] → affetto/a da;

to become infected [wound] → infettarsi

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infect

v infect [inˈfekt]

to fill with germs that cause disease; to give a disease to You must wash that cut on your knee in case it becomes infected; She had a bad cold last week and has infected the rest of the class. aansteek, besmet يُصيب بالعَدوى، يُدْخِل جُرْثومَه заразявам се nakazit inficere; smitte infizieren μολύνω, κολλώ infectar nakkama, nakatuma آلوده کردن؛ چرک کردن saada tartunta, tartuttaa infecter לַהדבִיק छूत लगाना zaraziti (meg)fertőz menjangkiti, menulari smita infettare, contagiare 病気をうつす 전염시키다 užkrėsti inficēt; aplipināt menjangkiti besmetten smitte, påføre (en sykdom) zakazić, zarazić infectar a infecta заражать nakaziť okužiti zaraziti infektera, smitta [] ทำให้ติดเชื้อ bulaştırmak, geçirmek 感染, 傳染 заражати جراثیم زدہ کرنا lây nhiễm 感染, 传染

n inˈfection [-ʃən]

1 the process of infecting or state of being infected You should wash your hands after handling raw meat to avoid infection. infeksie, ontsteking عَدْوى، إنْتِقال المَرَض инфекция infekce infektion die Ansteckung μόλυνση infección nakkus آلودگی؛ عفونت tartunta infection הִידַבּקוּת बीमारी की छूत zaraza fertőzés infeksi smit infezione 感染 감염 užkrėtimas, infekcija inficēšanās jangkitan besmetting smitte, infeksjon zakażenie infecção infecţie заражение infekcia okužba infekcija smitta, smittoämne การติดเชื้อ bulaşma 感染 зараження جراثیم زدگی sự lây nhiễm 感染

2 a disease a throat infection. infeksie مَرَض، إصابة بالمَرَض зараза infekce infektion; -infektion die Infektion μόλυνση, μολυσματική αρρώστια infección haigus بیماری عفونی infektio infection מַחֲלָה מִידַבֶּקֶת infekcija fertőzés penyakit sÿking infezione 感染 전염병 infekcija infekcija penyakit infectie infeksjon, smittsom, sykdom zapalenie infecção infecţie инфекция infekcia infekcijska bolezen infekcija infektion การติดเชื้อ hastalık, enfeksiyon 傳染病 інфекція; зараза متعدی بیماری căn bệnh 传染病

adj inˈfectious [-ʃəs]

likely to spread to others Measles is an infectious disease. aansteeklik مُعْدٍ، ناقِل العَدْوى заразен nakažlivý smitsom ansteckend μολυσματικός infeccioso nakkus- واگیر دار tarttuva contagieux מִידַבֵּק छूत से लगने वाला zarazan fertőző menular smitandi infettivo, contagioso 伝染性の 전염성의 užkrečiamas, infekcinis infekcijas-; lipīgs berjangkit besmettelijk smittsom, smittende zakaźny infeccioso con­tagios заразный nákazlivý nalezljiv zarazan smittsam ซึ่งติดเชื้อ bulaşıcı 傳染性的 заразний; інфекційний متعدی truyền nhiễm 传染性的

adv inˈfectiously

aansteeklike بصورةٍ مُعْدِيَه заразно nakažlivě smitsomt ansteckend μολυσματικά, μεταδοτικά de manera infecciosa nakkuslikult بطور مسری tarttuvasti de manière contagieuse בְּצוּרָה מִידַבֶּקֶת संक्रामकता zarazno fertőző módon secara menular með smitandi hætti in maniera contagiosa 伝染して 전염으로 infekciškai lipīgi dengan berjangkit besmettelijk smittsomt, smittende zaraźliwie infecciosamente contagios заразно nákazlivo nalezljivo zarazno smittsamt ติดเชื้อ bulaşıcı şekilde 傳染地 заразно تعدیہ کی طرح dễ lây lan 传染地