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Infect vs Venenate - What's the difference?

infect | venenate |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between infect and venenate

is that infect is (obsolete) infected while venenate is (obsolete) poisoned.

As verbs the difference between infect and venenate

is that infect is to bring into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen) while venenate is to poison; to infect with poison.

As adjectives the difference between infect and venenate

is that infect is (obsolete) infected while venenate is (obsolete) poisoned.

infect

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To bring into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen).
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  • To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion.

    • Antonyms

    * disinfect

    Derived terms

    * infection * infectible

    Related terms

    * infectious

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Infected.
  • * 1602 , , I. iii. 187:
    • And in the imitation of these twain, / Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns / With an imperial voice, many are infect .
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    venenate

    English

    Verb

    (venenat)
  • To poison; to infect with poison.
    • (Harvey)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) poisoned
    • (Woodward)
    (Webster 1913) ----