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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : in-fekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈfɛkt |
Definition of infect
Origin :- late 14c., from Latin infectus, past participle of inficere "to spoil, stain," literally "to put in to, dip into," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + facere "perform" (see factitious). Related: Infected; infecting.
- verb pollute, contaminate
- Throw me on a dunghill, and let me rot there, to infect the air!'
- Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
- The nurse should be particularly careful not to infect herself.
- Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden
- But you have no right to infect Bonaday, here, with your poison.
- Extract from : « Brother Copas » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- They are easily caught by panic, lose their heads and infect all the others.
- Extract from : « Beasts, Men and Gods » by Ferdinand Ossendowski
- Stand clear of rashness, and have nothing of insincerity or self-love to infect you.
- Extract from : « Dickory Cronke » by Daniel Defoe
- His mother could not, indeed, infect others with the same cruelty.
- Extract from : « The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes » by Samuel Johnson
- He may kiss any member of his family, or a baby, and infect them.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
- A few vile persons will taint and infect a whole neighborhood.
- Extract from : « Popular Education » by Ira Mayhew
- You know well, old man, that I do not grudge hospitality, but fear to infect you.
- Extract from : « The Hot Swamp » by R.M. Ballantyne
- Weep not thus, my love, or you will infect me with emotions too painful to be borne.
- Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard
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