Infects

Synonyms for "infects" (120 found)

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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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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

When a new flu infects one human being, all are at risk.

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Fear infects and corrupts everything it touches.

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This fungus infects trees.

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The variety that has proven deadly to infected humans, H5N1 virus, primarily infects poultry, but public-health authorities have long warned that a further mutation or alteration of the structure of the virus could produce a strain that could spread easily from human to human, and thus pose the potential threat of a worldwide pandemic.

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