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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 | ||
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