Definition of infect

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Infect (v. t.) To taint with morbid matter or any pestilential or noxious substance or effluvium by which disease is produced; as, to infect a lancet; to infect an apartment..

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Infection :: Infection (n.) Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence.
Infecting :: Infecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Infec.
Bacterium :: Bacterium (n.) A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putrefying organic infusions. Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll, and are the smallest of microscopic organisms. They are very widely diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by fission and by spores. Certain species are active agents in fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious diseases. See Bacillus
Infection :: Infection (n.) The state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic.
Infective :: Infective (a.) Infectious.
Leprous :: Leprous (a.) Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling leprosy.
Leaven :: Leaven (v. t.) To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.
Disinfector :: Disinfector (n.) One who, or that which, disinfects; an apparatus for applying disinfectants..
Fumigate :: Fumigate (n.) To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify, or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors..
Smoke :: Smoke (v. t.) To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to disinfect, to cure, etc., by smoke; as, to smoke or fumigate infected clothing; to smoke beef or hams for preservation..
Touch :: Touch (v. t.) To infect; to affect slightly.
Itchy :: Itchy (a.) Infected with the itch, or with an itching sensation..
Infect :: Infect (v. t.) To taint with morbid matter or any pestilential or noxious substance or effluvium by which disease is produced; as, to infect a lancet; to infect an apartment..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion, infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold; the house caught fire..
Atomizer :: Atomizer (n.) One who, or that which, atomizes; esp., an instrument for reducing a liquid to spray for disinfecting, cooling, or perfuming..
Pesthouse :: Pesthouse (n.) A house or hospital for persons who are infected with any pestilential disease.
Infectiousness :: Infectiousness (n.) The quality of being infectious.
Venom :: Venom (n.) To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
Infectious :: Infectious (a.) Corrupting, or tending to corrupt or contaminate; vitiating; demoralizing..
Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate..
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