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infect

/ infect /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
contaminate with a disease or microorganism
Opposites:
disinfect
Type of:
pollute foul contaminate
Kinds of:
superinfect smut
Derived:
contamination taint infection
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
communicate a disease to
"Your children have infected you with this head cold"
Type of:
give
Kinds of:
canker
Derived:
infection contagion transmission
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb Sense 3
affect in a contagious way
"His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"
Type of:
affect impress move
Derived:
contagion infection
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
contaminate with ideas or an ideology
"society was infected by racism"
Type of:
corrupt pervert subvert
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

pollute foul contaminate superinfect smut disinfect give canker affect impress move corrupt