infect

v. நோய் நுண்மங்கள் பரப்பி நச்சுப்படுத்து, நோய் பற்றுவி, காற்றில் நிரப்புவி, பழுதாக்கு, கெடு, கறைப்படுத்து, உள்ளத்தில் தீயபண்பு பற்றுவி, கருத்து மேற்கொள்ளச்செய்.

Synonyms

In*fect", a. Etym: [L. infectus: cf. F. infect. See Infect, v. t.] Defn: Infected. Cf. Enfect. [Obs.] Shak. In*fect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infected; p. pr. & vb. n. Infecting.] Etym: [L. infectus, p. p. of inficere to put or dip into, to stain, infect; pref. in- in + facere to make; cf. F. infecter. See Fact.] 1. To taint with morbid matter or any pestilential or noxious substance or effluvium by which disease is produced; as, to infect a lancet; to infect an apartment. 2. To affect with infectious disease; to communicate infection to; as, infected with the plague. Them that were left alive being infected with this disease. Sir T. North. 3. To communicate to or affect with, as qualities or emotions, esp. bad qualities; to corrupt; to contaminate; to taint by the communication of anything noxious or pernicious. Cowper. Infected Ston's daughters with like heat. Milton. 4. (Law) Defn: To contaminate with illegality or to expo Syn. -- To poison; vitiate; pollute; defile.