INFECT

transitive verb see: do Date: 14th century to contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (as bacteria), 2. to communicate a pathogen or a disease to, to invade (an individual or organ) usually by penetration, to become transmitted and copied to (as a computer), 3. contaminate , corrupt , to work upon or seize upon so as to induce sympathy, belief, or support , ~or noun