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infect

verb

contaminate with a disease or microorganism

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
I
Ends with
T
Contains
NF
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪnˈfɛkt

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. contaminate with a disease or microorganism

verb

  1. communicate a disease to

    “Your children have infected you with this head cold”

verb

  1. affect in a contagious way

    “His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room”

verb

  1. corrupt with ideas or an ideology

    “society was infected by racism”

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Example Sentences

Your children have infected you with this head cold
His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room
society was infected by racism

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