Antonyms for infected
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : in-fekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈfɛkt |
Definition of infected
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
- This man had an infected leg that required some minor surgery.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- Grushnitski appears to be very glad that she is not infected by my gaiety.
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
- Why, even peace-loving Tubby seemed to be infected with some of it.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson
- The truth is, Theaetetus, that we have long been infected with logical impurity.
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
- Such was ever his fury in an engagement that it infected and inspired his followers.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- Fanfulla eyed him, infected by the boisterous gladness of his mood.
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
- It was as if the mate had infected him with his own diseased devotion.
- Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
- A doctor at Kephalos, it seems, infected them with this poison of despondency.
- Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
- The gloomy weather seemed to have infected the driver as well as myself.
- Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore
- The author an eye-witness of it, and visited the infected, 167.
- Extract from : « An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa » by Abd Salam Shabeeny
Synonyms for infected
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