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Synonyms of infected
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Verb
1. infect, give
usage:
communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold"
2. infect, taint, pollute, foul, contaminate
usage:
contaminate with a disease or microorganism
3. infect, corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
usage:
corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"
4. infect, affect, impress, move, strike
usage:
affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"
Adjective
1. septic (vs. antiseptic), infected, abscessed, dirty, pestiferous, contaminative, purulent, pussy, infectious, infective, putrefactive, putrefacient, septicemic, germy, unhealthful
usage:
containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"
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