infect
1. communicate a disease to (Freq. 2)
- Your children have infected you with this head cold
• Derivationally related forms:
infective, infection
• Hypernyms:
give
• Hyponyms:
canker
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody with something
2. contaminate with a disease or microorganism (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
taint
• Ant:
disinfect
• Derivationally related forms:
taint (for: taint), infective, infection
• Hypernyms:
pollute, foul, contaminate
• Hyponyms:
superinfect, smut
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. corrupt with ideas or an ideology
- society was infected by racism
• Hypernyms:
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise,
debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. affect in a contagious way
- His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room
• Derivationally related forms:
infection
• Hypernyms:
affect, impress, move, strike
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
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