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infect
verb
Contaminate with a disease or microorganism
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ɪnˈfɛkt
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verb
Contaminate with a disease or microorganism
verb
Communicate a disease to
“Your children have infected you with this head cold”
verb
Affect in a contagious way
“His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room”
verb
Corrupt with ideas or an ideology
“Society was infected by racism”
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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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