Infect vs Infection - What's the difference?
infect | infection | Derived terms |
To bring into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen).
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(obsolete) Infected.
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(pathology) The act or process of infecting.
An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
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Infection is a derived term of infect.
As a verb infect
is to bring into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen).As a adjective infect
is (obsolete) infected.As a noun infection is
(pathology) the act or process of infecting.infect
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Verb
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Antonyms
* disinfectDerived terms
* infection * infectibleAdjective
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