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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

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

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

to become infected [wound] → s'infecter

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

(food) → verseuchen;

to become infected (wound) → sich entzünden

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infect [ɪnˈfɛkt] vt → infettare;

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

to become infected [wound] → infettarsi