Infected has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of infect
"The surgeon removed the infected tissue immediately to prevent the bacteria from spreading further."
In plain English: To infect means to cause something, usually an illness, to spread into another person or thing.
"The careless gardener infected his neighbor's plants with blight while trying to clean up their garden."
Adjective
1
containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
"a septic sore throat"
"a septic environment"
"septic sewage"
2
Having an infection.
"The infected wound needed immediate attention from a doctor."
Example Sentences
"The careless gardener infected his neighbor's plants with blight while trying to clean up their garden."
verb
"The technician infected my computer with a virus by mistake."
verb
"Don't click on that link or you might infect your phone with malware."
verb
"Several employees were suspected of having infected the entire office network."
verb
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