pass sth on
(DISEASE) — phrasal verb with pass /pɑːs/
/pæs/ verb Definition
› to give a disease to another person: It's possible to pass on the virus to others through physical contact.Passing on illness and causing disease
(Definition of pass sth on (DISEASE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- carrier noun (SPREAD)
- catch verb (BECOME INFECTED)
- communicable adjective
- communicate verb (DISEASE)
- contagion noun
- epidemic adjective
- epidemic noun (DISEASE)
- infect verb (DISEASE)
- infected adjective (DISEASE)
- infectious adjective
- infest verb
- insalubrious adjective
- insanitary adjective
- prophylactic adjective
- prophylactic noun
- transmission noun (PASSING)
- transmit verb (PASS)
- vector noun (ANIMAL)
- verminous adjective
- virulence noun
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