infects

/IH0 N F EH1 K T S/
verb
  1. 1

    To bring into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen).

    โ€œNot everyone will be infected when an epidemic strikes.โ€

  2. 2

    To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion.

    โ€œHer passion for dancing has infected me.โ€

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