Infecting

Synonyms for "infecting" (120 found)

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Closest matches (24)

abuse activate adulterate afflict aggrieve alloy animate attack befoul benasty bewitch blight canker charge cheapen coarsen condemn confound contaminate corrupt

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Verb(2 words)

affect aggravate

Strong matches (36)

damage debase debauch defile deflower degenerate degrade denature deprave desecrate despoil destroy devalue disadvantage disease disserve distort distress do a mischief do evil

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do ill do wrong do wrong by doom embue enliven envenom exhilarate fire foul get into trouble harass harm hex hurt

Adjective(1 words)

Related words (60)

imbue impair inform infuse inject injure inoculate inspire inspirit interest irradiate jinx maltreat menace mess mess up mistreat misuse molest nasty

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Verb(4 words)

leper taint uplift worsen

Adjective(3 words)

queer sick unwell

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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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“Viruses are very good at disseminating throughout the body,” he said, adding that they’re also adept at hunting, detecting and infecting metastatic tumors.

Source: tatoeba (11186530)

Gunter accused Rima of infecting many of her co-workers with Covid-19.

Source: tatoeba (11629456)

A mass of maggots were infecting Gabriel's arm.

Source: tatoeba (11757884)

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