infect meaning and definition

INFECT verb

Definition of infect (verb)

1. communicate a disease to
   • "Your children have infected you with this head cold"
2. contaminate with a disease or microorganism
   • synonyms: taint
   • antonym: disinfect
3. corrupt with ideas or an ideology
   • "society was infected by racism"
4. affect in a contagious way
   • "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"