Word

infect, v.
(infected, infecting, infects)
freq. cnt. 3

communicate a disease to
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

infect

sample sentences

"Your children have infected you with this head cold"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

infective infective infection

semantic pointers

hypernym

give

hyponym

canker

contaminate with a disease or microorganism
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

infect taint

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

infective infective infection infection

antonym

disinfect

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

taint

semantic pointers

hypernym

contaminate, foul, pollute

hyponym

superinfect smut

affect in a contagious way
<verb.cognition>

infect

sample sentences

"His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

infection

semantic pointers

hypernym

strike, impress, move, affect

corrupt with ideas or an ideology
<verb.social>

infect

sample sentences

"society was infected by racism"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

corrupt, deprave, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, misdirect