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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•fect /ɪnˈfɛkt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to affect with disease-producing germs:The germs had infected his wound.
- to affect the morals, opinions, emotions, etc., of others:His courage infected the other soldiers.
See -fec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•fect (in fekt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
- Pathologyto affect with disease.
- to taint or contaminate with something that affects quality, character, or condition unfavorably:to infect the air with poison gas.
- to corrupt or affect morally:The news of the gold strike infected him with greed.
- to imbue with some pernicious belief, opinion, etc.
- Computingto affect with a computer virus.
- to affect so as to influence feeling or action:His courage infected the others.
- Lawto taint with illegality, or expose to penalty, forfeiture, etc.
v.i. - to become infected.
adj. - [Archaic.]infected.
- Latin infectus (past participle of inficere to immerse in dye, discolor, taint, poison), equivalent. to in- in-2 + -fec-, combining form of facere to do1, make (see fact) + -tus past participle suffix
- Middle English infecten 1350–1400
in•fect′ant, adj. in•fect′ed•ness, n. in•fec′tor, in•fect′er, n. - 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged damage, corrupt.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged touch, stir, arouse.
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