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infect

S2 W2

BrE /ˈɪnfekt/ AmE /ˈɪnfekt/

verb en → es

past infected pp infected ing infecting

1 MAKE ILL [transitive] B1

to make someone or something ill with a disease

contagiar, infectar

  • infect somebody/something with sth

Collocations infect someone with HIV · infect a computer virus

  • The patient was infected with the virus.

    El paciente fue infectado con el virus.

2 CORRUPT [transitive] B2

to make someone or something bad, especially morally wrong

corromper, contaminar (moralmente)

  • infect somebody/something with sth

Collocations infect someone with a bad attitude · infect the atmosphere with negativity

  • His pessimism infected everyone in the office.

    Su pesimismo contagió a todos en la oficina.