infect

/ɪn'fɛkt/ verb
6 letters2 syllables11 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
VERB
1

Contaminate with a disease or microorganism.

2

Affect in a contagious way.

“His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room”

3

Communicate a disease to.

“Your children have infected you with this head cold”

4

Corrupt with ideas or an ideology.

“society was infected by racism”

WORD FORMS
Related forminfective
Related forminfection
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latininfectway
Starts & ends withI … T
Syllablesin · fect
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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