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- 1. affect (a person, organism, etc.) with a disease-causing organism: "pregnant women who may have been infected with the virus" Similar
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INFECT definition: 1. to pass a disease to a person, animal, or plant: 2. If a place, wound, or substance is…. Learn more.
1. : to contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (such as bacteria) 2. a. : to communicate a pathogen or a disease to. b. of a pathogenic organism : to invade (an individual or organ) usually by penetration. c. of a computer virus : to become transmitted and copied to (a device, such as a computer) 3. a. : contaminate, corrupt.
Infect definition: to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.. See examples of INFECT used in a sentence.
To infect is to spread an illness to another person. If you sneeze on your friend, you may inadvertently infect her with your germs. When a disease moves from person to person, it infects them.
to make a disease or an illness spread to a person, an animal or a plant. infect somebody/something (with something) It is not possible to infect another person through kissing. (be) infected with something people infected with HIV. Topics Health problems c1. Take your English to the next level.
To infect people, animals, or plants means to cause them to have a disease or illness. A single mosquito can infect a large number of people. American English : infect / ɪnˈfɛkt /
to pass a disease to a person, animal, or plant: (be) infected with The ward was full of children infected with TB. All the tomato plants are infected with a virus. C2. If a place, wound, or substance is infected, it contains bacteria or other things that can cause disease: The meat had been infected by E coli bacteria.
to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
verb [ T ] uk / ɪnˈfekt / us. infect verb [T] (DISEASE) Add to word list. to give someone a disease: [ often passive ] Thousands of people were infected with the virus. infect verb [T] (PLACE/SUBSTANCE) If a place, wound, or substance is infected, it contains bacteria or other things that can cause disease:
The meaning of INFECTION is the state produced by the establishment of one or more pathogenic agents (such as a bacteria, protozoans, or viruses) in or on the body of a suitable host. How to use infection in a sentence.
