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- pronunciation:
- ihn
fekt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
infects, infecting, infected |
| definition 1: |
If one person infects another person, it means that they pass their germs over to that person and cause them to get sick. If you have a cold, you can infect other people by coughing or sneezing near them. If you touch a thing that has a lot of germs, like a telephone or a dog's ball, you can infect yourself if the germs get inside your body.
The younger child infected his brother and his sister with the flu. |
| definition 2: |
If one thing infects another thing, it passes germs to it that cause disease or harm.
The dirty bandage infected the cut.- synonyms:
- contaminate
- similar words:
- communicate, poison
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| derivation: |
infector (infecter) (n.) |
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