infect

[In*fect·]

To infect is to spread an illness to another person. If you sneeze on your friend, you may inadvertently infect her with your germs.

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Infected. Cf. Enfect.

Verb
contaminate with a disease or microorganism

Verb
communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"

Verb
affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"

Verb
contaminate with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"

v. t.
Infected. Cf. Enfect.

v. t.
To taint with morbid matter or any pestilential or noxious substance or effluvium by which disease is produced; as, to infect a lancet; to infect an apartment.

v. t.
To affect with infectious disease; to communicate infection to; as, infected with the plague.

v. t.
To communicate to or affect with, as qualities or emotions, esp. bad qualities; to corrupt; to contaminate; to taint by the communication of anything noxious or pernicious.

v. t.
To contaminate with illegality or to expose to penalty.

Infect

In*fect" , a. [L. infectus: cf. F. infect. See Infect, v. t.] Infected. Cf. Enfect. [Obs.] Shak.

Infect

In*fect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infected; p. pr. & vb. n. Infecting.] [L. infectus, p. p. of inficere to put or dip into, to stain, infect; pref. in- in + facere to make; cf. F. infecter. See Fact.] 1. To taint with morbid matter or any pestilential or noxious substance or effluvium by which disease is produced; as, to infect a lancet; to infect an apartment. 2. To affect with infectious disease; to communicate infection to; as, infected with the plague.

Them that were left alive being infected with this disease.

3. To communicate to or affect with, as qualities or emotions, esp. bad qualities; to corrupt; to contaminate; to taint by the communication of anything noxious or pernicious. Cowper.

Infected Ston's daughters with like heat.

4. (Law) To contaminate with illegality or to expo to penalty. Syn. -- To poison; vitiate; pollute; defile.

Infected. Cf. Enfect.

To taint with morbid matter or any pestilential or noxious substance or effluvium by which disease is produced; as, to infect a lancet; to infect an apartment.

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Usage Examples

I think a lot of food shows, especially when we started 'Good Eats' back in the late '90s, they were still really about food. 'Good Eats' isn't about food, it's about entertainment. If, however, we can virally infect you with knowledge or interest, then all the better.

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