infect

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for infect

infect 🔊 /ɪnfɛˈkt/

infect : රෝග බීජ පතුරුවනවා

infect : ලෙඩ බෝකරනවා

infect definition

Transitive verb.

  1. Infected. Cf. Enfect.
  2. 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.
  3. To affect with infectious disease; to communicate infection to; as, infected with the plague.
  4. To communicate to or affect with, as qualities or emotions, Especially. bad qualities; to corrupt; to contaminate; to taint by the communication of anything noxious or pernicious.
  5. To contaminate with illegality or to expose to penalty.