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Infect
/ɪnˈfekt/
To introduce a disease-causing organism into a person, animal, or plant, leading to illness or disease.
Synonyms:
contaminate
transmit
spread
Antonyms:
disinfect
cure
heal
Examples:
Ideas
infect
like viruses.
The software was designed not to
infect
users' devices.
She managed not to let his negativity
infect
her mood.
Etymology:
Middle French
infecter
, from Latin
infectus
, past participle of
inficere
meaning to taint or stain, from
in-
+
facere
meaning to do or make.
Usage Statistics:
8 mentions per 1 million words
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