Infect

in-fekt′, v.t. to taint, especially with disease: to corrupt: to poison.— adj. ( Shak. ) tainted.— n. Infec′tion , act of infecting: that which infects or taints.— adjs. Infec′tious , Infect′ive , having the quality of infecting: corrupting: apt to spread.— adv. Infec′tiously .— n. Infec′tiousne . [Fr.,—L. inficĕre , infectum — in , into facĕre , to make.]