infects
- 1Third-person singular present of infect.
The parasite infects its host through contaminated water.
Her relentless enthusiasm infects everyone in the room.
Note
Whatever does the spreading can stand as the subject of infects. It may be the pathogen itself (a virus infects the cells), an agent that contaminates an object or substance (a dirty needle infects the supply), or a feeling that passes from person to person on its own (her laughter infects the table). In every use the verb is transitive, so infects always wants a direct object: something must be infected.
infects is a form of infect
infect, verb: To bring a body or body part into contact with a pathogen so the pathogen begins acting on it; or, of a pathogen, to enter a body and start to act. Full entry
- Spelling
- infect → infects: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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