Infect
31infect — verb 1) he didn t want to infect others with his chicken pox Syn: pass infection to, spread disease to, contaminate 2) nitrates were infecting rivers Syn: contaminate, pollute, taint, foul, dirty, blight, damage, ru …
32infect — verb 1) they can infect their children Syn: pass infection to, contaminate 2) nitrates were infecting rivers Syn: contaminate, pollute, taint, foul, poison …
33infect — [14] Latin inficere originally meant ‘put in’ – it was a compound verb formed from the prefix in and facere ‘put, do’ (source of English fact, fashion, etc). Its earliest specialized extension was ‘dip in’, which was applied specifically to the… …
34infect — v.tr. 1 contaminate (air, water, etc.) with harmful organisms or noxious matter. 2 affect (a person) with disease etc. 3 instil bad feeling or opinion into (a person). Derivatives: infector n. Etymology: ME f. L inficere infect taint (as IN (2),… …
35Infect and persist — Die Ausharrungstaktik bzw. englisch Infect and Persist, zu deutsch etwa infizieren und dableiben, auch Persistente Infektion genannt, bezeichnet in der Medizin eine der beiden hauptsächlichen Strategien von Viren oder seltener Bakterien bei der… …
36INFECT, ECTE — adj. Qui dégage une mauvaise odeur par suite de corruption. Des eaux infectes. Un lieu infect. Un air infect …
37infect — verb a) to bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness (a pathogen) Her passion for dancing has infected me. b) to make somebody enthusiastic about ones own passion Ant: disinfect See Also: infectious …
38infect — Synonyms and related words: abuse, activate, adulterate, afflict, aggrieve, alloy, animate, befoul, benasty, bewitch, blight, canker, charge, cheapen, coarsen, condemn, confound, contaminate, corrupt, crucify, curse, damage, debase, debauch,… …
39inféct — adj. m., pl. infécţi; f. sg. inféctã, pl. infécte …
40infect — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. defile, taint, spoil; see affect 1 , contaminate , poison . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. contaminate, poison, taint, pollute, affect, disease, defile, corrupt, befoul. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To have a… …
