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infected definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb infect 2 of 3 senses of infect Sense 2 infect => canker Sense 3 infect, taint => superinfect => smut Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb infect 2 of 3 senses of infect Sense 2 infect => canker Sense 3 infect, taint => superinfect => smut Entailment of verb infect Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb infect 3 senses of infect Sense 1 revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire, infect => indoctrinate Sense 2 infect => give Sense 3 infect, taint => pollute, foul, contaminate Familiarity of verb infect infect used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb infect Sense 1 revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire, infect => indoctrinate -------------- Sense 2 infect => give -------------- Sense 3 infect, taint => pollute, foul, contaminate -------------- Overview of verb infect The verb infect has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire, infect -- (fill with revolutionary ideas) 2. (2) infect -- (communicate a disease to "Your children have infected you with this bead cold") 3. (1) infect, taint -- (contaminate with a disease or microorganism) Overview of adj infected The adj infected has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) contaminated, dirty, infected -- (contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen) 2. festering, infected, purulent, pussy, putrid -- (having undergone infection; "festering sores"; "an infected wound") Antonyms of adj infected 2 senses of infected Sense 1 contaminated, dirty, infected INDIRECT (VIA septic) -> antiseptic Sense 2 festering, infected, purulent, pussy, putrid INDIRECT (VIA septic) -> antiseptic Similarity of adj infected 2 senses of infected Sense 1 contaminated, dirty, infected => septic (vs. antiseptic) Sense 2 festering, infected, purulent, pussy, putrid => septic (vs. antiseptic) Attributes of adj infected Familiarity of adj infected infected used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj infected infected uninfected Overview of verb infect The verb infect has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire, infect -- (fill with revolutionary ideas) 2. (2) infect -- (communicate a disease to "Your children have infected you with this bead cold") 3. (1) infect, taint -- (contaminate with a disease or microorganism) Overview of adj infected The adj infected has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) contaminated, dirty, infected -- (contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen) 2. festering, infected, purulent, pussy, putrid -- (having undergone infection; "festering sores"; "an infected wound")
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