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UK
/ɪnfˈɛkt/
]
[ US /ˌɪnˈfɛkt/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈfɛkt/ ]
VERB
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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 -
communicate a disease to
Your children have infected you with this head cold - contaminate with a disease or microorganism
How To Use infect In A Sentence
- The excess amniotic fluid was then removed from the recipient twin sac, and antibiotics were placed into the uterine cavity to decrease the risk of infection. Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)
- The virus can actually destroy those white blood cells, leaving the body wide open to attack from other infections.
- She had for weeks been suffering from a bad cough and chest infection.
- Nectarines exhibit different reactions to specific insect attacks and fungal infections than do peaches.
- Upper genital tract infection associated with intrauterine contraceptive devices is temporally linked to the insertion of the device.
- *Although the link between microorganisms and infection was yet to be established, the connection between pus—purulence—and sepsis, fever, and death, often arising from an abscess or wound, was well known to Bennett. The Emperor of All Maladies
- Hopefully you have purchased a Security Suite (antivirus, firewall, antispyware, etc) from a RELIABLE vendor (like McAfee) and have it properly configured and automatically updating … if so, you probably would not have been infected … SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 111
- Seizures are most likely to occur early in an illness (such as roseola, colds, gastrointestinal infection) when the fever is rising quickly.
- I can find no legitimate references to the use of metallic, inorganic, or organic silver compounds as a sanitizer, disinfectant, or sterilizing agent. quaternary ammonium chloride compounds - Mixtures of compounds such as alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dioctyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, and octyl decyl dimethyl ammonium chloride are very commonly used as surface sanitizer; if you look at your household cleaners that claim disinfecting properties, there's a high percentage chance that you'll find a "quat". Question ;Microdyne
- In some parts, the infection is popularly known as "pinkeye" because it turns the whites of the eyes pink. Dealing with Conjunctivitis
