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Definition of infect

contaminate with a disease or microorganism
communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"
affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"
contaminate with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"

Similar Words: taint

Hyponyms: superinfect, smut, canker

Derivational Morphology: contamination, taint, infection, contagion, transmission

Anagrams: Ceftin

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