Infect

/ɪnˈfɛkt/

Synonyms for "infect" (140 found)

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bacterial infectionenthusiasm contagionfear contagionfungal infectionpanic contagionransomware infectiontrojan infectionviral infectionworm infection

Collocations

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airborne pathogenbacterial infectioninfection rateinfectious diseaseviral infection

Inflections

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Derivations

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Antonyms

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Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Infect the area with cholera.

Source: tatoeba (55311)

The virus can easily infect a healthy person.

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"Tom, a brain worm is starting to infect tuna in the world's oceans," said Mary. "I'm not sure if that is true or if I just made that up. Maybe I have brain worms."

Source: tatoeba (6915889)

New studies by the Global Virome Project, a worldwide effort to increase preparedness for pandemics, indicate the world can expect about five new animal-borne pathogens to infect humans each year, creating a sense of urgency to curb the wild animal trade.

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