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infect

/ˌɪnˈfɛkt/ · 6 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. verb

    communicate a disease to

    Your children have infected you with this head cold

  2. verb

    contaminate with a disease or microorganism

  3. verb

    corrupt with ideas or an ideology

    society was infected by racism

  4. verb

    affect in a contagious way

    His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room

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