infect

infect
transitive verb
1) (contaminate) verseuchen
2) (affect with disease) infizieren (Med.) (with mit)

the wound became infected — die Wunde entzündete sich

3) (with enthusiasm etc.) anstecken
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[in'fekt]
verb
(to fill with germs that cause disease; to give a disease to: You must wash that cut on your knee in case it becomes infected; She had a bad cold last week and has infected the rest of the class.) infizieren
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- infectious
- infectiously
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in·fect
[ɪnˈfekt]
vt
to \infect sb/sth [with sth]
1. (contaminate) with disease, virus, etc jdn/etw [mit etw dat] infizieren [o anstecken]
to \infect sth with sth COMPUT with computer virus etw mit etw dat infizieren
2. (fig pej: pass on sth undesirable) jdn/etw [mit etw dat] infizieren fig
hysteria about AIDS \infected the media die Aidshysterie griff auf die Medien über
3. (fig approv: pass on sth desirable) jdn/etw [mit etw dat] anstecken
she \infected everyone with her cheerfulness ihr Frohsinn war ansteckend
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[ɪn'fekt]
vt
1) wound, blood infizieren; (lit) person anstecken, infizieren; water verseuchen, verunreinigen; meat verderben

to be infected with or by an illness — sich mit einer Krankheit infiziert or angesteckt haben

his wound became infected — seine Wunde entzündete sich

her cold infected all her friends — sie steckte alle ihre Freunde mit ihrer Erkältung an

this is likely to infect the rest of the economy — das breitet sich wahrscheinlich auf den Rest der Wirtschaft aus

2) (fig with enthusiasm etc) anstecken

for a moment I was infected by her fear — für einen Augenblick ließ ich mich von ihrer Angst anstecken

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infect [ınˈfekt] v/t
1. MED jemanden oder etwas infizieren, jemanden anstecken (beide:
with mit;
by durch):
become infected sich infizieren oder anstecken;
infected area verseuchtes Gebiet
2. BOT befallen
3. a) die Luft verpesten
b) fig die Atmosphäre vergiften
4. fig jemanden anstecken (with mit):
a) mitreißen
b) (moralisch) verderben, (ungünstig) beeinflussen
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transitive verb
1) (contaminate) verseuchen
2) (affect with disease) infizieren (Med.) (with mit)

the wound became infected — die Wunde entzündete sich

3) (with enthusiasm etc.) anstecken
* * *
v.
anstecken v.
infizieren v.

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