infect
/ˌɪnfˈɛkt/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
verb
- communicate a disease to
“Your children have infected you with this head cold” - contaminate with a disease or microorganism
- corrupt with ideas or an ideology
“society was infected by racism” - affect in a contagious way
“His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room”
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