INFECT


Meaning of INFECT in English

v.tr. 1 contaminate (air, water, etc.) with harmful organisms or noxious matter. 2 affect (a person) with disease etc. 3 instil bad feeling or opinion into (a person). infector n.

[ ME f. L inficere infect- taint (as IN-(2), facere make) ]

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