infect

verb

in·fect in-ˈfekt How to pronounce infect (audio)

infected; infecting; infects

transitive verb

: to contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (such as bacteria)

: to communicate a pathogen or a disease to

of a pathogenic organism : to invade (an individual or organ) usually by penetration

of a computer virus : to become transmitted and copied to (a device, such as a computer)

: contaminate, corrupt

the inflated writing that infects such stories

: to work upon or seize upon so as to induce sympathy, belief, or support

trying to infect their salespeople with their enthusiasm

infector

in-ˈfek-tər How to pronounce infect (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

If you're sick you should stay home to avoid infecting other people in the office. The virus has infected many people. They were unable to prevent bacteria from infecting the wound. Her enthusiasm has infected everyone. The virus has infected many computers. All the computers in the office were infected by the same virus. See More

Recent Examples on the Web At the orchard in Syracuse this June, a team working with Andy Newhouse, a biologist and assistant director of the restoration project, had dug hooks into their tiny trunks to intentionally infect them with the fungus.

BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Meta’s current policies explicitly ban a wide array of false claims about Covid-19, such as that the illness can be transmitted by 5G wireless technology or that Covid-19 tests can infect you with the virus.

Brian Fung, CNN, 26 July 2022 In fact, the vaccinated mice and monkeys had little to no detectable virus in their systems despite attempts to infect them with either SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-2.

Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 In a 2018 paper published in Science, Carroll and his co-authors estimated that there are 1.7 million unknown viruses still out there, roughly half of them with the capacity to infect people.

Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022 Monkeypox has quickly spread around the world to infect more than 47,000 people, and about 1.7 million Americans are at high risk of catching it, health officials estimate.

Madison Muller, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2022 Monkeypox has quickly spread around the world to infect more than 47,000 people, and about 1.7 million Americans are at high risk of catching it, health officials estimate.

Madison Muller, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Each one of these successive waves of new infections allow the virus to infect people who were previously infected as well as evade the waning immunity such as provided by vaccines.

William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 It is closely related to two other henipaviruses known to infect people — Hendra virus and Nipah virus, both of which can be fatal.

Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English infecten, enfecten "to inflict with disease, pollute, damage, corrupt," borrowed from Latin infectus, past participle of inficere "to dye, discolor, impregnate, taint, contaminate with disease," from in- in- entry 2 + facere "to make, bring about, perform, do" — more at fact

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

单词	infecting
释义	infect verb in·fect in-ˈfekt infected; infecting; infects transitive verb 1 : to contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (such as bacteria) 2 a : to communicate a pathogen or a disease to b of a pathogenic organism : to invade (an individual or organ) usually by penetration c of a computer virus : to become transmitted and copied to (a device, such as a computer) 3 a : contaminate, corrupt the inflated writing that infects such stories b : to work upon or seize upon so as to induce sympathy, belief, or support trying to infect their salespeople with their enthusiasm infector in-ˈfek-tər noun Example Sentences If you're sick you should stay home to avoid infecting other people in the office. The virus has infected many people. They were unable to prevent bacteria from infecting the wound. Her enthusiasm has infected everyone. The virus has infected many computers. All the computers in the office were infected by the same virus. See More Recent Examples on the Web At the orchard in Syracuse this June, a team working with Andy Newhouse, a biologist and assistant director of the restoration project, had dug hooks into their tiny trunks to intentionally infect them with the fungus. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Meta’s current policies explicitly ban a wide array of false claims about Covid-19, such as that the illness can be transmitted by 5G wireless technology or that Covid-19 tests can infect you with the virus. Brian Fung, CNN, 26 July 2022 In fact, the vaccinated mice and monkeys had little to no detectable virus in their systems despite attempts to infect them with either SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-2. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 In a 2018 paper published in Science, Carroll and his co-authors estimated that there are 1.7 million unknown viruses still out there, roughly half of them with the capacity to infect people. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022 Monkeypox has quickly spread around the world to infect more than 47,000 people, and about 1.7 million Americans are at high risk of catching it, health officials estimate. Madison Muller, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2022 Monkeypox has quickly spread around the world to infect more than 47,000 people, and about 1.7 million Americans are at high risk of catching it, health officials estimate. Madison Muller, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 Each one of these successive waves of new infections allow the virus to infect people who were previously infected as well as evade the waning immunity such as provided by vaccines. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 It is closely related to two other henipaviruses known to infect people — Hendra virus and Nipah virus, both of which can be fatal. Leada Gore \| Lgore@al.com, al, 11 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English infecten, enfecten "to inflict with disease, pollute, damage, corrupt," borrowed from Latin infectus, past participle of inficere "to dye, discolor, impregnate, taint, contaminate with disease," from in- in- entry 2 + facere "to make, bring about, perform, do" — more at fact First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a Phrases Containing infect co-infect co-infect Kids Definition infect verb in·fect in-ˈfekt infected; infecting 1 : to pass on or introduce a germ, illness, or disease to : to cause sickness in Don't infect me with your cold. The bacteria can infect wounds. 2 : to cause to share similar feelings Her enthusiasm infects the other players. Medical Definition infect transitive verb in·fect in-ˈfekt 1 : to contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (as bacteria) 2 a : to communicate a pathogen or a disease to b of a pathogenic organism : to invade (an individual or organ) usually by penetration compare infest infecting verb present participle of infect as in poisoning to pass something harmful (such as a disease) to someone or something else If you come to work when you're sick, you'll infect everyone in the office. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance poisoning contaminating corrupting fouling spoiling giving transmitting spreading polluting tainting communicating defiling imparting conveying transferring transfusing conducting dirtying staining rotting soiling sullying smudging befouling diluting blackening muddying propagating adulterating doctoring besmirching disseminating miring diffusing broadcasting griming smirching watering down fouling up begriming delivering surrendering handing down handing on turning over handing over Antonyms & Near Antonyms sterilizing disinfecting catching contracting purifying sanitizing cleaning decontaminating purging clearing cleansing clarifying distilling filtering coming down (with) See More
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infect

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Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing infect

Kids Definition

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