infect

/ɪnfˈɛkt/

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communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"
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contaminate with a disease or microorganism
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corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"
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affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"

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