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Oxford 5000 Word List ft. Collins (English)

Infect Infected Means Virus Substance Area Harmful Germs

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To i_____ a substance or area means to cause it to contain harmful germs or bacteria .To infect a substance or area means to cause it to contain harmful germs or bacteria .
The birds infect the milk.
...a virus which is spread mainly by infected blood.
word infect
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To infect people, animals, or plants means to cause them to have a disease or illness .
A single mosquito can infect a large number of people.
...objects used by an infected person.
...people infected with HIV.
...plants that are resistant to infection.
To infect a substance or area means to cause it to contain harmful germs or bacteria .
The birds infect the milk.
...a virus which is spread mainly by infected blood.
When people, places, or things are infected by a feeling or influence, it spreads to them.
For an instant I was infected by her fear.
He thought they might infect others with their bourgeois ideas.
His urge for revenge would never infect her.
If a virus infects a computer, it affects the computer by damaging or destroying programs .
This virus infected thousands of computers within days.
inflections infectsinfectinginfectedinfection
cefr-level C1

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