anstecken

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German anestecken, from Old High German anasteckōn. Equivalent to an- +‎ stecken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanˌʃtekn̩/ Hyphenation: an‧ste‧cken Hyphenation: an‧stek‧ken (pre-1996) === Verb === anstecken (weak, third-person singular present steckt an, past tense steckte an, past participle angesteckt, auxiliary haben) to infect: Synonyms: infizieren, ansandeln (transitive) to infect someone (reflexive) to contract a disease [with mit (+ dative)] (transitive) to set fire to Synonyms: anzünden, in Brand stecken (transitive) to attach, to pin (objects with a needle, e.g., a tack or a brooch) (transitive) to put on (e.g., a ring) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ansteckbar Anstecken Ansteckung Anstecker ansteckend ==== Related terms ==== abstecken verstecken === Further reading === “anstecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “anstecken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “anstecken” in Duden online “anstecken” in OpenThesaurus.de “anstecken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.