Verb
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contaminate with a disease or microorganism
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disinfect destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound"
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pollute,
contaminate,
foul make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
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superinfect infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms
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smut affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn
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| infect -
communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"
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give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
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canker infect with a canker
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| infect -
affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"
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affect,
impress,
move,
strike act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"
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| infect -
corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"
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deprave,
debauch,
profane,
demoralise,
pervert,
misdirect,
vitiate,
demoralize,
debase,
subvert,
corrupt change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
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