infect
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verb with object
affect (a person, organism, cell, etc.) with a disease-causing organism:
〈人･動物などが〉 【病気を】〈ほかの人･動物など〉に感染［伝染］させる «with» ; 〈病気などが〉〈人･動物･植物など〉に感染する, 伝染する
e.g. there is no evidence that the virus can infect humans.
contaminate (air, water, etc.) with harmful organisms.
〖通例be ～ed〗 〈食物･水･大気などが〉 【病原菌などで】汚染される «with»
Computing affect with a virus.
〘コンピュ〙 〈ウイルスなどが〉〈コンピュータ〉に感染する
(of a negative feeling or idea) take hold of or be communicated to (someone):
【考え･感情などで】〈人など〉に影響を与える, 〈人〉を染まらせる «with»
e.g. the panic in his voice infected her.
DERIVATIVES
infector |inˈfektər| noun
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Latin infect- ‘tainted’, from the verb inficere, from in- ‘into’ + facere ‘put, do’.