infect

/ɪnˈfekt/ verb [T]

Translation

DISEASE › to give someone a disease

( hastalık) bulaştırmak, geçirmek

[often passive] Thousands of people were infected with the virus.584

PLACE/SUBSTANCE › If a place, wound, or substance is infected, it contains bacteria or other things that can cause disease.

mikrop kapmak, bulaşmak, kapmak

[often passive] The wound became infected. infected water/meat → Compare disinfect596

FEELING › to make other people feel the same way as you do

etkilemek, aynı şeyleri hissetmesini sağlamak, kanına girmek

[often passive] They became infected by the general excitement.1108

(Definition of infect verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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