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infect

verb

/ɪnˈfɛkt/

Meaning

To contaminate with a disease-causing organism.

The virus can infect healthy people quickly.

infect with fear

contaminate, transmit, spread, pollute

cleanse, disinfect

infect people, infect cells, infect computers, infect animals

to greatly astonish or shock someone so they are temporarily speechless

to cut with a saw; to use a cutting tool

To strike repeatedly with force.

to cease to be visible; to vanish

to gain an advantage over an opponent by skillful or clever action

To depart from an established course or norm.