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- pronunciation:
- ihn
fekt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
infects, infecting, infected |
| definition: |
to spread germs or disease to.
If you cover your mouth when you cough, you won't infect others with your cold. |
| derivation: |
infector (infecter) (n.) |
The word infect
contains the following parts:
in-1
Latin
prefix
that means in, into, on
  More about this word part:
The prefix in-1 occurs in Latin loanwords and thus attaches to Latin roots ( infect
, inscribe
). in-1 has multiple forms, as the "n" sound in in-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms il-1, im-1, and ir-1.
Example words:
incision, include, infect, influence, inform, information, inquire, inquiry, inscribe, inspect, inspector
fac, fic, fec, fact, fect
Latin
root
that means make, do
More about this word part:
This root is also the origin of the suffixes "-fy, -ify, -efy" and "-ification, -efaction".
Example words:
affect, affection, artificial, beneficial, benefit, deficient, effect, efficient, fact, factory, fiction, infect, manufacture, sacrifice, satisfaction, satisfactory, significant, sufficient
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