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Definition infect in American English

infect verb

[transitive] verb
/ɪnˈfekt/
1

to make someone get a disease, that can be spread from one person to another

Example

Thousands of people have been infected.

Example

If you return to work too soon, you may infect other people.

Example

You can only be infected with HIV in a limited number of ways.

Synonyms and related words
cause give pass on
1.1

to fill something with bacteria or other substances that spread disease

Example

Terrorists had threatened to infect the water supply with a deadly virus.

Synonyms and related words
cause give pass on
2

if a computer virus infects a computer or computer program, it enters it and causes problems

Example

a virus that infects word-processing documents

Synonyms and related words
abort boot buffer
3

to make other people have the feeling or idea that you have

Example

She infects everyone around her with her enthusiasm.

Synonyms and related words
affect provoke inspire
Definition infect in American English