infizieren

== German == === Etymology === From Latin īnficiō +‎ -ieren. === Pronunciation === === Verb === infizieren (weak, third-person singular present infiziert, past tense infizierte, past participle infiziert, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to infect (of a pathogen) Das Virus infizierte tausende Menschen. ― The virus infected thousands of people. (transitive) to infect (with a pathogen) Die Wissenschaftler infizierten die Versuchstiere mit dem Bakterium. ― The scientists infected the experimental animals with the bacterium. (reflexive) to become infected (with a pathogen) Auf der Party infizierten sie sich mit dem Virus. ― At the party they became infected with the virus. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== anstecken ==== Related terms ==== Infektion === Further reading === “infizieren” in Duden online “infizieren”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)