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infect verb

  /ɪnˈfɛkt/
  • (transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.
 smitta, infektera
  • (transitive) To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion, or to communicate a feeling to others, or a feeling communicating itself to others.
 smitta

infection noun

  /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
  • An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
 infektion, smitta
  • (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
 infektion

infected

smittad
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