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to infect
01
to transmit a disease to a person, animal, or plant
Transitive: to infect sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
infect
3rd person singular
infects
Present participle
infecting
Past simple
infected
Past participle
infected
Examples
Contaminated water sources can infect individuals with waterborne diseases.
02
to contaminate air, water, or other substances with harmful bacteria, viruses, or other organisms
Transitive: to infect air or water
Examples
The factory ’s waste was found to infect the nearby river with dangerous chemicals.
03
to spread an emotion, attitude, or quality from one person or thing to another
Transitive: to infect sb
Examples
Her laughter infected everyone in the room, and soon they were all giggling uncontrollably.
04
to corrupt or influence someone or something with a particular idea, belief, or ideology, often in a contagious or spreading manner
Transitive: to infect sb
Examples
The internet can easily infect young people with harmful ideologies.
Lexical Tree
disinfect
infected
infection
infect
