English verb: infect | |||
1. | infect (body) communicate a disease to | ||
Samples | Your children have infected you with this head cold. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | canker | ||
2. | infect (body) contaminate with a disease or microorganism | ||
Synonyms | taint | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contaminate, foul, pollute | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | smut, superinfect | ||
Antonyms | disinfect | ||
3. | infect (social) corrupt with ideas or an ideology | ||
Samples | Society was infected by racism. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate | ||
4. | infect (cognition) affect in a contagious way | ||
Samples | His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affect, impress, move, strike | ||