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infect
English
Etymology
From Middle French infect, from Latin infectus, perfect passive participle of infici? (“dye, taint”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?f?kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Verb
infect (third-person singular simple present infects, present participle infecting, simple past and past participle infected)
- (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.
Antonyms
- disinfect
Derived terms
- infection
- infectible
Related terms
- infectious
Translations
Adjective
infect (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Infected.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, I. iii. 187:
- And in the imitation of these twain, / Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns / With an imperial voice, many are infect.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, I. iii. 187:
Anagrams
- netfic
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin infectus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.f?kt/
Adjective
infect (feminine singular infecte, masculine plural infects, feminine plural infectes)
- vile, loathsome
- revolting, disgusting
Synonyms
- répugnant, dégueulasse, immonde
Descendants
- ? Romanian: infect
Further reading
- “infect” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French infect, from Latin infectus.
Adjective
infect m or n (feminine singular infect?, masculine plural infec?i, feminine and neuter plural infecte)
- revolting, disgusting (about smells)
- vile, loathsome (about humans)
Declension
infect From the web:
- what infections cause high crp
- what infections does cefuroxime treat
- what infections cause positive ana
- what infectious diseases are caused by a virus
- what infections cause skin peeling
- what infections cause hives
- what infections can be found in stool
- what infections does amoxicillin treat
infecter
English
Alternative forms
- infector
Etymology
infect +? -er
Noun
infecter (plural infecters)
- One who, or that which, infects.
Anagrams
- frenetic, reinfect
French
Etymology
From Latin infectus, perfect passive participle of infici? (“dye, taint”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.f?k.te/
Verb
infecter
- to infect
Conjugation
Related terms
- infection
Further reading
- “infecter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
infecter From the web:
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- what infected stitches look like
- what infected wound looks like
- what infected ear looks like
- what infected tonsils look like
- what infected gums look like
- what infected tattoos look like
- what infected burns look like
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