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Meaning
Verb
●
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.
●
To
contaminate
(an
object
or
substance
) with a pathogen.
●
To make somebody
enthusiastic
about
one's
own
passion
, or to
communicate
a
feeling
to others, or a
feeling
communicating
itself to others.
Adj
●
Infected.
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Origin
infect
English
infectus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Disinfect
Related
Afflict
Invade
Overwhelm
Attack
Kill
Proliferate
Destroy
Harm
Mutate
Penetrate
Infiltrate
Colonize
Damage
Reproduce
Injure
Enter
Irradiate
Disrupt
Parasitize
Replicate
Zombify
Corrupt
Poison
Target
Reanimate
Populate
Paralyze
Annihilate
Bind
Feed
Exterminate
Inhabit
Irritate
Viruses
Treat
Endanger
Devastate
Fool
Exploit
Engulf
Pollute
Pollinate
Impregnate
Colonise
Hijack
Colonizes
Outspeed
Disturb
Attacks
Enslave
Steal
Activate
Cripple
Repopulate
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Rhymes
Lect
Sect
Rekt
Elect
Eject
Erect
Spect
Pecked
Infect
Necked
Detect
Kecked
Reject
Inject
Expect
Deject
Effect
Object
Abject
Direct
Affect
Select
Bisect
Lekked
Protect
Reflect
Trekked
Cathect
Convect
Wrecked
Respect
Despect
Inflect
Subject
Trisect
Neglect
Deflect
Collect
Correct
Suspect
Inspect
Connect
Dissect
Checked
Project
Renecked
Deselect
Indirect
Prospect
Transect
Vivisect
Redirect
Disinfect
Resurrect
Retroject
Unchecked
Reinspect
Intersect
Incorrect
Interject
Recollect
Disconnect
Introspect
Disrespect
Counterobject
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