different between infect vs variolate
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
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variolate
English
Etymology
variola +? -ate
Adjective
variolate (comparative more variolate, superlative most variolate)
- Having the appearance of smallpox
Verb
variolate (third-person singular simple present variolates, present participle variolating, simple past and past participle variolated)
- To infect with smallpox
Related terms
- variola
Anagrams
- ailevator
Italian
Adjective
variolate
- feminine plural of variolato
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- what does variolated
- what violated mean
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