Definition
To infect or contaminate; an archaic form of the word 'infect.'
Etymology
From Old French 'infecter' and Latin 'infectus' (fouled, stained), from 'inficere' (in- + facere to make). The en- variant is an older English form.
Kelly Says
Medical terms like 'infect' and 'infected' come from Latin words meaning 'to make foul'—showing that ancient Romans understood disease as a kind of contamination or corruption!
Translations
BNবাংলা
ক্রমবর্ধমান
kro-m-or-dho-man
CACatalà
infectar
in-fek-tar
CSČeština
infiktovat
in-fi-k-vo-vat
DADansk
inficere
in-fi-ce-re
DEDeutsch
infizieren
in-fi-zie-ren
ELΕλληνικά
μολύνει
mo-loo-nei
ESEspañol
infectar
in-fek-tar
FAفارسی
감염시키다
gam-yeom-si-ki-da
FISuomi
tartuttaa
tar-tut-ta
FRFrançais
infecter
in-fek-ter
HEעברית
להדביק
le-ha-d-bik
HIहिन्दी
संक्रमित करना
san-kra-mit kar-na
HUMagyar
fertőzni
fer-to-zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menular
me-nu-lar
ITItaliano
infettare
in-fek-ta-re
JA日本語
感染させる
kan-sen-sa-seru
KKKK
инфекция
in-fek-tsia
KO한국어
감염시키다
gam-yeom-si-ki-da
MRMR
संक्रमित
san-kra-mit
MSBahasa Melayu
menular
me-nu-lar
NLNederlands
infecteren
in-fek-te-ren
NONorsk
infektere
in-fek-te-re
PAPA
ਪਾ afstand
pa-a-dis-tan
PLPolski
zarażać
za-ra-zác
PTPortuguês
infectar
in-fek-tar
RORomână
infectia
in-fek-tsia
RUРусский
инфицировать
in-fi-tsi-ro-vat
SVSvenska
infektera
in-fek-te-ra
SWKiswahili
kuambukiza
koo-am-boo-ki-za
TAதமிழ்
நோய்த்தொற்று
no-y-tho-tru
TRTürkçe
bulaştırmak
bu-la-shar-mak
UKУкраїнська
інфікувати
in-fi-ku-vat
VITiếng Việt
lây nhiễm
lay-nhem
ZUZU
isilindile
ee-si-lin-dee-leh