infected

in-FEK-tid/ɪnˈfɛktɪd/

Noun pluralinfecteds

3 meanings of infected

1
adjective
Having harmful germs in a cut, wound, or part of the body.
Like a small wound that fills with germs and turns red and sore.
The cut on his knee became infected after a few days.
Doctors removed the infected tissue to stop the illness from spreading.
Similarseptic, diseased, contaminated
Oppositehealthy, uninfected
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2
verb
Simple past and past participle of infect. Use this form for something that already happened.
The virus infected thousands of people last winter.
She infected her whole family with the cold.
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3
nouncountable
A person who has caught an infection and carries harmful germs.
Like a sick person who must stay apart so others don't catch it too.
Doctors kept the infected away from the healthy patients.
Each infected received care in a separate room.
Similarpatient, sufferer
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infected is a form of infect

infect, verb: To pass germs into someone's body so the germs begin to make the person sick. Full entry

Forms: infectinfects he/she/itinfecting -ing forminfected past tense, past participle
Spelling: infect → infected: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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