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infect

DEFINITIONS OF: infect

1

v contaminate with a disease or microorganism

Synonyms:
taint
Antonyms:
disinfect
destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing
Types:
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
Type of:
contaminate, foul, pollute
make impure

v communicate a disease to

“Your children have infected you with this head cold”
Types:
canker
infect with a canker
Type of:
give
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

v affect in a contagious way

“His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room”
Type of:
affect, impress, move, strike
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

v corrupt with ideas or an ideology

“society was infected by racism”
Type of:
corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
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