infect
IPA: ɪnfˈɛkt
verb
- (transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.
- (transitive) To contaminate (an object or substance) with a pathogen.
- (transitive) To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion, or to communicate a feeling to others, or a feeling communicating itself to others.
adjective
- (obsolete) Infected.
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Examples of "infect" in Sentences
- The infection is very contagious.
- It infects the remainder of the pages.
- The origin of the infection is unknown.
- Eventually, the parasites infect the cows.
- The infection is preventable by vaccination.
- Infection is related to the ingestion of seafood.
- Infection of the host is by the larvae, not the eggs.
- Episodes are triggered by febrile illness, infection, or fasting.
- The virus may have already crossed the placenta to infect the fetus.
- Feral populations can also pass on transmissible infections to domestic herds.
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