infect

English Thesaurus

1. contaminate with a disease or microorganism (verb.body)

hypernym	:	contaminate, foul, pollute,
definition	:	make impure (verb.change)

hyponym	:	superinfect,
definition	:	infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms (verb.body)

hyponym	:	smut,
definition	:	affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn (verb.body)

2. communicate a disease to (verb.body)

hypernym	:	give,
definition	:	cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	canker,
definition	:	infect with a canker (verb.body)

3. affect in a contagious way (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	affect, impress, move, strike,
definition	:	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon (verb.emotion)

4. corrupt with ideas or an ideology (verb.social)

hypernym	:	corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate,
definition	:	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)

5. contaminate with a disease or microorganism (verb.body)

antonym	:	disinfect,
definition	:	destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing (verb.body)

derivation	:	infection,
definition	:	(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease (noun.process)

derivation	:	infection,
definition	:	the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms (noun.state)

derivation	:	contamination, taint,
definition	:	the state of being contaminated (noun.state)

derivation	:	infective, morbific, pathogenic,
definition	:	able to cause disease (adj.all)

derivation	:	infectious, infective,
definition	:	caused by infection or capable of causing infection (adj.all)

6. communicate a disease to (verb.body)

derivation	:	contagion, infection, transmission,
definition	:	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (noun.event)

derivation	:	infective, morbific, pathogenic,
definition	:	able to cause disease (adj.all)

derivation	:	infectious, infective,
definition	:	caused by infection or capable of causing infection (adj.all)

7. affect in a contagious way (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	contagion, infection,
definition	:	the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people (noun.communication)

8. contaminate with a disease or microorganism (verb.body)

antonym	:	disinfect,
definition	:	destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing (verb.body)

derivation	:	infection,
definition	:	(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease (noun.process)

derivation	:	infection,
definition	:	the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms (noun.state)

derivation	:	contamination, taint,
definition	:	the state of being contaminated (noun.state)

derivation	:	infective, morbific, pathogenic,
definition	:	able to cause disease (adj.all)

derivation	:	infectious, infective,
definition	:	caused by infection or capable of causing infection (adj.all)

9. communicate a disease to (verb.body)

derivation	:	contagion, infection, transmission,
definition	:	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (noun.event)

derivation	:	infective, morbific, pathogenic,
definition	:	able to cause disease (adj.all)

derivation	:	infectious, infective,
definition	:	caused by infection or capable of causing infection (adj.all)

10. affect in a contagious way (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	contagion, infection,
definition	:	the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people (noun.communication)