Empest

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To infect

    "It is unfortunate that when two or three are gathered together in God's name... it is altogether deplorable that they should necessarily empest the air."

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"It is unfortunate that when two or three are gathered together in God's name... it is altogether deplorable that they should necessarily empest the air."

Etymology

From em- + pest.

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