| word | infect |
|---|---|
| definition | verb 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 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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