infecteren

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === infecteeren (obsolete spelling) === Etymology === From Latin inficere, modelled on French infecter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪn.fɛkˈteː.rə(n)/, [ɪɱ.fɛkˈtɪː.rə(n)] === Verb === infecteren (transitive) to infect, bring into contact with a contagious germ causing illness (figuratively) to contaminate, pass on (to ...) some undesirable idea, habit etc. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== aansteken besmetten inficeren, inficiëren (cognate) ==== Derived terms ==== desinfecteren (verb) ==== Related terms ==== infectie