Definitions
contaminate with a disease or microorganism
Word origin
From Middle French infect, from Latin infectus, perfect passive participle of inficiō (“dye, taint”).
Used in a sentence
“Not everyone will be infected when an epidemic strikes.”
“Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola.”
“Ms. Tang’s inevitable contact with people who are ill has started to worry her. It did not help when she learned that someone living in a building near her own, in Siu Sai Wan, had been infected by the virus.”
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01“Spread disease to”6 letters
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