Hyphenation
in·fectTurkish pronunciation
înfektSynonyms
affect,
blight,
corrupt,
defile,
disease,
influence,
poison,
spoil,
spread among,
spread to,
taint,
touch,
vitiatePronunciation
/ənˈfekt/ /ɪnˈfɛkt/
Etymology
[ in-'fekt ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. From Latin infectus, perfect passive participle of inficiō (“dye, taint”).