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The meaning of Infect

Infect – definition

verb

Affect (a person, organism, etc.) with a disease-causing organism.

Usage examples:

Pregnant women who may have been infected with the virus

Synonims:

Pass infection toTransmit infection toSpread disease toContaminateCause infection inCause disease in
verb

To cause disease in someone by introducing organisms such as bacteria or viruses

Usage examples:

Mosquitoes can infect people with malaria., fig. fear of an attack infected the entire city., an in…
verb

To damage a computer's software or data with a harmful program that has been passed from another computer

Usage examples:

Be infected by/with sth the hackers hijacked personal computers that had been previously infected b…

Infect translation into English

Infect: translate from English into Chinese

Translate infect into Chinese (Simplified)}
感染, 传染, 传

Infect: translate from English into Dutch

Translate infect into Dutch}
Infecteren, Besmetten, Aansteken

Infect: translate from English into French

Translate infect into French}
Infecter, Contaminer, Souiller, Communiquer une maladie

Infect: translate from English into German

Translate infect into German}
Infizieren, Anstecken, Verseuchen, Beeinflussen, Verunreinigen, Verderben

Infect: translate from English into Hindi

Translate infect into Hindi}
संक्रमित, रोगाणुयुक्त करना, छूत का रोग लगना, दूष्तित करना, संदूष्टित करना, बीमारी की छूत लगाना, संचार करना, खराब करना, सड़ाना, बिगाड़ना

Infect: translate from English into Italian

Translate infect into Italian}
Infettare, Contagiare, Attaccare

Infect: translate from English into Korean

Translate infect into Korean}
감염, 병독을 혼입하다, 병균을 혼입하다, 물들게 하다, 물들이다, 영향을 미치다, 감염되다

Infect: translate from English into Russian

Translate infect into Russian}
Заразить, Заражать

Infect: translate from English into Spanish

Translate infect into Spanish}
Infectar, Contaminar, Inficionar, Corromper, Producir una contaminación, Hacer una contaminación, Comunicar

Word origin

late Middle English: from Latin infect- ‘tainted’, from the verb inficere, from in- ‘into’ + facere ‘put, do’.

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Infect – similar words

infected

adjective

(of a person, organism, etc.) affected with a disease-causing organism.

Usage examples:

Rabies results from a bite by an infected dog
verb

Affect (a person, organism, etc.) with a disease-causing organism.

Usage examples:

Pregnant women who may have been infected with the virus
All meanings and translations of Infected

infectant

noun

An infecting or infectious agent.

adjective

Causing infection; infectious.

All meanings and translations of Infectant

Infect synonims

contaminate

verb

Make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.

Usage examples:

The site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity
verb

To make something less pure or make it poisonous

Usage examples:

The disease can be caused by a variety of viruses, bacteria, and other small organisms that contami…
verb

To make something less pure or make it poisonous

Usage examples:

The government recently reported that 10% of farmland has been destroyed by pollution and that heav…
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