US /ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd/
verb adj noun Freq #4606

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Having a disease or harmful organisms inside or on it.

    The cut became infected and started to swell.

  2. 2
    verb

    Past tense and past participle of "infect": passed a disease to someone or something.

    The strange illness slowly infected the whole town.

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Synonyms
1 adj · having a disease or harmful... septic

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