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infect

UK
/ɪnˈfɛkt/
US
/ɪnˈfɛkt/

Translations

infectverb
infected
Past Simple
infected
Past Participle
infecting
Gerund
UK
/ɪnˈfɛkt/
US
/ɪnˈfɛkt/
Viruses can infect a host cell.
Вирусы могут заражать клетку-хозяина.
The bacteria can infect the wound.
Бактерии могут инфицировать рану.
Additional translations
просачиваться
внедрять
Synonyms
contaminate
invade
transmit
taint
pollute
affect
pervade
infiltrate
Antonyms
clean
purify
heal
infectadjective
more infect
Comp.
most infect
Super.
UK
/ɪnˈfɛkt/
US
/ɪnˈfɛkt/
Archaic/rare adjectival use meaning ‘tainted, diseased, morally corrupt’.

Definitions

infectverb
To contaminate with a disease-causing organism or agent.
The virus can infect humans through direct contact with bodily fluids.
To affect or contaminate with a harmful influence or feeling.
His enthusiasm began to infect everyone in the team, boosting morale.
To transmit a computer virus to a program or system.
The malware was designed to infect computers through email attachments.
To become infected; to develop an infection (intransitive).
If left untreated, the wound may infect.
infectadjective
Archaic. Tainted, diseased, or morally corrupt.
They shunned the infect air that hung over the plague-ridden streets.
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