infect
/ɪnˈfɛkt/
verb
- To cause a person, animal, or plant to have a disease or illness.
- If you touch a dirty wound, bacteria may infect it.
- The flu infected half the students in the school last winter.
- The virus can infect people through coughing and sneezing.
- To affect something or someone with a harmful or negative quality, such as an idea or feeling.
- False information can infect public opinion quickly.
- His negative attitude began to infect the whole team.
- The corruption in the government infected many departments.
- To contaminate a computer or system with a virus or malware.
- Clicking on that link might infect your computer with a virus.
- Always scan email attachments so they don't infect your device.
- The malware infected the company's entire network.
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