Infecting

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of infect form-of, gerund, participle, present

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contagioncontaminatecorruptingdiffusiondisease causinginfection

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"Many of the doctors and nurses sleep at the hospital and avoid going home for fear of inadvertently infecting their families."

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