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infecting

/ɪnˈfɛktɪŋ/

Translations

infectverb

infecting

Gerund

infected

Past Simple

infected

Past Participle

infecting

Gerund

/ɪnˈfɛkt/

The bacteria can infect the wound.

Бактерии могут инфицировать рану.

Viruses can infect a host cell.

Вирусы могут заражать клетку-хозяина.

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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.