Synonyms of infects

infects

verb

present tense third-person singular of infect

as in poisons

to pass something harmful (such as a disease) to someone or something else

If you come to work when you're sick, you'll infect everyone in the office.

Related Words

• poisons
• corrupts
• contaminates
• gives
• spoils
• pollutes
• fouls
• transmits
• imparts
• communicates
• taints
• conveys
• conducts
• spreads
• defiles
• sullies
• dirties
• rots
• blackens
• transfuses
• smudges
• muddies
• transfers
• stains
• soils
• dilutes
• propagates
• befouls
• disseminates
• diffuses
• doctors
• besmirches
• adulterates
• fouls up
• mires
• smirches
• waters down
• begrimes
• grimes
• broadcasts
• delivers
• surrenders
• hands down
• turns over
• hands over
• hands on

Dissimilar Words

• sterilizes
• purifies
• catches
• disinfects
• comes down (with)
• cleans
• sanitizes
• contracts
• clears
• clarifies
• cleanses
• distills
• decontaminates
• purges
• filters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of infects

Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that infects food that has come into contact with human feces, most commonly when produce is irrigated or washed with contaminated water. — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Cyclospora outbreak spans dozens of states Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that infects the intestinal tract and can cause prolonged diarrhea, nausea, stomach cramps, bloating and other gastrointestinal symptoms. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite (Cyclospora cayetanensis) that infects the small intestine after people consume contaminated food or water, according to the CDC. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

When Ahab first speaks to the crew about Moby Dick, his diabolical charisma soon infects the men who, apart from Starbuck, enthusiastically join him in his monomaniacal crusade. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Tomato Wilt Due To Root-Knot Nematodes Another pest that infects tomato plants below ground is the root-knot nematode. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026

But even with federal legislation prohibiting discrimination, the pernicious virus of bias infects too many institutions. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026

While at Johns Hopkins, Roizman and two colleagues discovered the respiratory syncytial virus, which infects lungs and the respiratory tract. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

While the Andes hantavirus infects a few dozen people every year in the Patagonian region of Argentina further north, it has never been detected in Ushuaia or the wider archipelago of Tierra del Fuego. — ABC News, 5 June 2026