infected

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).]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

infected - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage" septic unhealthful - detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint" germy - full of germs or pathological microorganisms; "the water in New York harbor is oily and dirty and germy"

Translations

infected [ɪnˈfektɪd] ADJ [wound, foot, blood, needle] → infectado; [person] → contagiado, infectado
to be infected → estar infectado
to become or get infected [wound, eye] → infectarse

infected [ɪnˈfɛktɪd] adj

[place, area] → infecté(e)

[blood] → contaminé(e)
to become infected [wound] → s'infecter; [person] → être contaminé(e)

infected

adj → infiziert; water, place → verseucht; meat → verdorben

infected [ɪnˈfɛktɪd] adj (wound) → infetto/a; (person) → contagiato/a
to become infected (wound) → infettarsi
infected with measles → affetto/a da morbillo

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infected [ɪnˈfɛktɪd] adj (wound) → infetto/a; (person) → contagiato/a
to become infected (wound) → infettarsi
infected with measles → affetto/a da morbillo