Synonyms of infects

infects

verb

present tense third-person singular of infect

as in poisons

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poisons
• corrupts
• contaminates
• gives
• spoils
• pollutes
• fouls
• transmits
• imparts
• communicates
• taints
• conveys
• conducts
• spreads
• defiles
• sullies
• dirties
• rots
• blackens
• transfuses
• smudges
• muddies
• transfers
• stains
• soils
• dilutes
• propagates
• befouls
• disseminates
• diffuses
• doctors
• besmirches
• adulterates
• fouls up
• mires
• smirches
• waters down
• begrimes
• grimes
• broadcasts
• delivers
• surrenders
• hands down
• turns over
• hands over
• hands on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sterilizes
• purifies
• catches
• disinfects
• comes down (with)
• cleans
• sanitizes
• contracts
• clears
• clarifies
• cleanses
• distills
• decontaminates
• distils
• purges
• filters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of infects

Bird flu mainly infects animals. —Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024

The virus primarily infects birds There are multiple subtypes of the bird flu, but H5 subtypes of influenza A are the most common. —Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024

Like malaria, the disease is caused by a parasite (carried by ticks instead of mosquitoes) that infects red blood cells. —Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024

Foodborne illness Listeria infects about 1,600 people in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. —David J. Neal, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2024

The nasal spray targets the very location where the influenza virus infects the body. —Omer Awan, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024