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Meanings of infect in English

Portuguese
infetar
Catalan
infectar
Spanish
infectar

Contaminate with a disease or microorganism.

      infetar
      Usage of infect in English
      1
      A run on money markets could, therefore, infect the broader financial system.
      Reuters
      2
      Government and health officials have stressed that well-cooked chicken cannot infect people.
      Reuters
      3
      At no point did he stop to think he might infect others.
      The Guardian
      4
      Many pathogens relevant to human disease do not infect other animal species.
      Pubmed
      5
      But the conviction of politicians has yet to infect the wider electorate.
      The Irish Times
      6
      Françoise trembled lest the fever that was in her should infect him.
      Jean-Christophe Journey's End
      7
      I was afraid it would infect the servers; something would be dropped.
      Venus In Copper
      8
      Ill-luck is a contagious disease; and one unconsciousness will often infect another.
      The Buried Temple
      9
      The last thing I wanted was to infect the people I loved.
      Revival
      10
      The viral communities were dominated by phages that infect major CF pathogens.
      Pubmed
      11
      The regional outbreak threatens to infect remote indigenous communities in the rainforest.
      Reuters
      12
      EBV can infect T cells and EBV-positive T lymphomas have been described.
      Pubmed
      13
      The disease would not be able to sweep through and infect everybody.
      Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
      14
      Those must be the final form that was released to infect others.
      Badge of Infamy
      15
      But, Lord Vargrave, poor Evelyn is dull here; my spirits infect hers.
      Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 01
      16
      Many of these may become opportunistic pathogens if they infect immunosuppressed individuals.
      Pubmed
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