Infect vs Infectious - What's the difference?
infect | infectious | Related terms |
To bring into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen).
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(obsolete) Infected.
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(pathology, of an illness) Transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.
(pathology, of a person) Able to infect others.
(of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.
(informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.
Infectious is a related term of infect.
As adjectives the difference between infect and infectious
is that infect is (obsolete) infected while infectious is (pathology|of an illness) transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.As a verb infect
is to bring into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen).infect
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Verb
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Antonyms
* disinfectDerived terms
* infection * infectibleAdjective
(-)- And in the imitation of these twain, / Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns / With an imperial voice, many are infect .
infectious
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Cancer is not infectious .
- More infectious diseases like the flu are usually less potent.
- Despite feeling better, the patient is still infectious .
- Her enthusiasm for work can be really infectious .
- Pop music is more infectious than elevator music.
