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Webster 1828 Edition

Infected

INFECT'ED

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pp.

Tainted with noxious matter; corrupted by poisonous exhalations; corrupted by bad qualities communicated.

Definition 2024

infected

infected

English

Verb

infected

simple past tense and past participle of infect
Slowly, the strange alien virus infected the whole town.

Adjective

infected ‎(comparative more infected, superlative most infected)

Having an infection.
The infected bodies were hastily piled up and burned.

Translations

having an infection

Dutch: besmet (nl)
Finnish: infektoitunut, tartunnan saanut
French: infecté (fr)
Georgian: გადამდები ‎(gadamdebi), ინფექციური ‎(inpekciuri)
German: infiziert (de)

Italian: infetto (it)
Korean:
Romanian: infectat (ro) m, infectată f
Russian: заражённый (ru) ‎(zaražónnyj), инфици́рованный ‎(inficírovannyj)
Spanish: infectado (es) m

Derived terms

infectedness