infect

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle French infect, from Latin infectus, perfect passive participle of inficiō (“dye, taint”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɪnˈfɛkt/ Rhymes: -ɛkt ==== Verb ==== infect (third-person singular simple present infects, present participle infecting, simple past and past participle infected) (transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it. (transitive) To contaminate (an object or substance) with a pathogen. (transitive) To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion, or to communicate a feeling to others, or a feeling communicating itself to others. ===== Synonyms ===== (to contaminate): leper (rare) ===== Antonyms ===== disinfect ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== infectious ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== infect (not comparable) (obsolete) Infected. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin īnfectus, equivalent to in- (“not”) + factus, perfect passive participle of faciō (“to do, make”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɪnfɛkt/ Rhymes: -ɪnfɛkt ==== Adjective ==== infect (not comparable) (rare, grammar, of a tense or verb form) Representing an action not yet completed. Coordinate terms: perfect, imperfect === Anagrams === netfic == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnfectus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fɛkt/ Homophones: infecte, infectes, infects === Adjective === infect (feminine infecte, masculine plural infects, feminine plural infectes) vile, loathsome revolting, disgusting ==== Synonyms ==== répugnant, dégueulasse, immonde ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: infect === Further reading === “infect”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French infect, from Latin infectus. === Adjective === infect m or n (feminine singular infectă, masculine plural infecți, feminine/neuter plural infecte) revolting, disgusting (about smells) vile, loathsome (about humans) ==== Declension ====