American English pronunciation
How to pronounce infects
IPA transcription: [,ɪn'fɛkts]
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Verb
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communicate a disease to
“Your children have infected you with this head cold”
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contaminate with a disease or microorganism
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corrupt with ideas or an ideology
“society was infected by racism”
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affect in a contagious way
“His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room”
Usage examples
- She infects one of the truck drivers, causing the driver to attack his colleague.
- The film's plot concerns an extreme virus that infects an isolated elementary school.