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infect

in·fect

infect

 
 
pronunciation:
ihn fekt
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part of speech: verb
inflections: infects, infecting, infected
definition: to spread disease to.
Cover your mouth when you cough so you won't infect others.
derivation: infector (infecter) (n.)
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