Adjective: infected in'fek-tid- Containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
"The infected wound required immediate medical attention"; - septic Verb: infect in'fekt- Contaminate with a disease or microorganism
"The contaminated water infected many villagers with cholera"; - taint - Communicate a disease to
"Your children have infected you with this head cold" - Affect in a contagious way
"His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room" - Corrupt with ideas or an ideology
"society was infected by racism"
See also: abscessed, contaminative, dirty, germy [informal], infectious, infective, pestiferous, purulent, pussy, putrefacient, putrefactive, septicaemic [Brit, Cdn], septicemic [N. Amer], unhealthful [rare], unhealthy Type of: affect, contaminate, corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise [Brit], demoralize, deprave, foul, give, impress, misdirect, move, pervert, pollute, profane, strike, subvert, vitiate Antonym: antiseptic, disinfect Encyclopedia: Infected Infect |