Definition of infect

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Infect (v. t.) Infected. Cf. Enfect.

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Spray :: Spray (v. t.) A jet of fine medicated vapor, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer..
Leprous :: Leprous (a.) Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling leprosy.
Bejaundice :: Bejaundice (v. t.) To infect with jaundice.
Pestiduct :: Pestiduct (n.) That which conveys contagion or infection.
Ichorhaemia :: Ichorhaemia (n.) Infection of the blood with ichorous or putrid substances.
Touch :: Touch (v. t.) To infect; to affect slightly.
Smoke :: Smoke (v. t.) To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to disinfect, to cure, etc., by smoke; as, to smoke or fumigate infected clothing; to smoke beef or hams for preservation..
Disinfect :: Disinfect (v. t.) To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous.
Germicide :: Germicide (a.) Destructive to germs; -- applied to any agent which has a destructive action upon living germs, particularly bacteria, or bacterial germs, which are considered the cause of many infectious diseases..
Taint :: Taint (n.) Infection; corruption; deprivation.
Mangy :: Mangy (superl.) Infected with the mange; scabby.
Plagueful :: Plagueful (a.) Abounding, or infecting, with plagues; pestilential; as, plagueful exhalations..
Pestiferous :: Pestiferous (a.) Pest-bearing; pestilential; noxious to health; malignant; infectious; contagious; as, pestiferous bodies..
Murrain :: Murrain (n.) An infectious and fatal disease among cattle.
Infectious :: Infectious (a.) Capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth..
Reinfect :: Reinfect (v. t.) To infect again.
Quarantine :: Quarantine (n.) Specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed..
Infecter :: Infecter (n.) One who, or that which, infects..
Fomes :: Fomes (n.) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites..
Itchy :: Itchy (a.) Infected with the itch, or with an itching sensation..
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