1. (

• infect ,

) communicate a disease to; "Your children have infected you with this head cold" ;

2. (

• infect ,
• taint

) contaminate with a disease or microorganism ;

3. (

• infect ,

) corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism" ;

4. (

• infect ,

) affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room" ;

1. (

• septic ,
• infected

) containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage" ;