as in poisoning
to pass something harmful (such as a disease) to someone or something else
If you come to work when you're sick, you'll infect everyone in the office.
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Recent Examples of infecting
As the sugars on cow cells resemble those of birds more closely than those of humans, the virus would still needs to adapt its HA protein to get better at infecting people.
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Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The trick is luring users into infecting their devices with malicious downloads.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Since the virus began infecting the nation’s dairy stock in March, infectious disease experts have warned that unprotected contact between dairy workers and infected cows could enable the virus to evolve in a manner that threatens humans.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
In its current form, the H5N1 virus is better at infecting certain animal species than humans.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
These apps look legitimate but are actually tools for infecting devices with malicious software.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
This would prevent the malware from infecting the PC.
—John Kell, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
By infecting legitimate websites, in this instance users would be lulled into a false sense of security initially, but the redirect to a fake web store is when alarm bells should start to ring.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Once again written and directed by Parker Finn, the film follows a malevolent spirit that jumps hosts via a diabolical grin, this time infecting a troubled pop star (Naomi Scott) with a ton of trauma to feed on, according to The Hollywood Reporter‘s review of the film.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The trick is luring users into infecting their devices with malicious downloads.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Since the virus began infecting the nation’s dairy stock in March, infectious disease experts have warned that unprotected contact between dairy workers and infected cows could enable the virus to evolve in a manner that threatens humans.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
In its current form, the H5N1 virus is better at infecting certain animal species than humans.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
These apps look legitimate but are actually tools for infecting devices with malicious software.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
This would prevent the malware from infecting the PC.
—John Kell, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
By infecting legitimate websites, in this instance users would be lulled into a false sense of security initially, but the redirect to a fake web store is when alarm bells should start to ring.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Once again written and directed by Parker Finn, the film follows a malevolent spirit that jumps hosts via a diabolical grin, this time infecting a troubled pop star (Naomi Scott) with a ton of trauma to feed on, according to The Hollywood Reporter‘s review of the film.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Infecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infecting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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