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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, besmetيُصيب بالعَدوى، يُدْخِل جُرْثومَهзаразявам сеnakazitinficere; smitteinfizierenμολύνω, κολλώinfectarnakkama, nakatumaآلوده کردن؛ چرک کردنsaada tartunta, tartuttaainfecterלַהדבִיקछूत लगानाzaraziti(meg)fertőzmenjangkiti, menularismitainfettare, contagiare病気をうつす전염시키다užkrėstiinficēt; aplipinātmenjangkitibesmettensmitte, påføre (en sykdom)zakazić, zarazićinfectara infectaзаражатьnakaziťokužitizarazitiinfektera, smitta []ทำให้ติดเชื้อbulaştırmak, geçirmek感染, 傳染заражатиجراثیم زدہ کرناlây 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, ontstekingعَدْوى، إنْتِقال المَرَضинфекцияinfekceinfektiondie Ansteckungμόλυνσηinfecciónnakkusآلودگی؛ عفونتtartuntainfectionהִידַבּקוּתबीमारी की छूतzarazafertőzésinfeksismitinfezione感染감염užkrėtimas, infekcijainficēšanāsjangkitanbesmettingsmitte, infeksjonzakażenieinfecçãoinfecţieзаражениеinfekciaokužbainfekcijasmitta, smittoämneการติดเชื้อbulaşma感染зараженняجراثیم زدگیsự lây nhiễm感染

2 a disease a throat infection.infeksieمَرَض، إصابة بالمَرَضзаразаinfekceinfektion; -infektiondie Infektionμόλυνση, μολυσματική αρρώστιαinfecciónhaigusبیماری عفونیinfektioinfectionמַחֲלָה מִידַבֶּקֶתinfekcijafertőzéspenyakitsÿkinginfezione感染전염병infekcijainfekcijapenyakitinfectieinfeksjon, smittsom, sykdomzapalenieinfecçãoinfecţieинфекцияinfekciainfekcijska bolezeninfekcijainfektionการติดเชื้อhastalık, enfeksiyon傳染病інфекція; заразаمتعدی بیماریcăn bệnh传染病

adj inˈfectious [-ʃəs]

likely to spread to others Measles is an infectious disease.aansteeklikمُعْدٍ، ناقِل العَدْوىзаразенnakažlivýsmitsomansteckendμολυσματικόςinfecciosonakkus-واگیر دارtarttuvacontagieuxמִידַבֵּקछूत से लगने वालाzarazanfertőzőmenularsmitandiinfettivo, contagioso伝染性の전염성의užkrečiamas, infekcinisinfekcijas-; lipīgsberjangkitbesmettelijksmittsom, smittendezakaźnyinfecciosocon­tagiosзаразныйnákazlivýnalezljivzarazansmittsamซึ่งติดเชื้อbulaşıcı傳染性的заразний; інфекційнийمتعدیtruyền nhiễm传染性的

adv inˈfectiously

aansteeklikeبصورةٍ مُعْدِيَهзаразноnakažlivěsmitsomtansteckendμολυσματικά, μεταδοτικάde manera infecciosanakkuslikultبطور مسریtarttuvastide manière contagieuseבְּצוּרָה מִידַבֶּקֶתसंक्रामकताzaraznofertőző módonsecara menularmeð smitandi hættiin maniera contagiosa伝染して전염으로infekciškailipīgidengan berjangkitbesmettelijksmittsomt, smittendezaraźliwieinfecciosamentecontagiosзаразноnákazlivonalezljivozaraznosmittsamtติดเชื้อbulaşıcı şekilde傳染地заразноتعدیہ کی طرحdễ lây lan传染地