[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.", "to affect with disease.", "to taint or contaminate with something that affects quality, character, or condition unfavorably:to infect the air with poison gas.", "to corrupt or affect morally:The news of the gold strike infected him with greed.", "to imbue with some pernicious belief, opinion, etc.Synonyms: corrupt , damage", "to affect with a computer virus.Synonyms: arouse , stir , touch", "to affect so as to influence feeling or action:His courage infected the others.", "Law.to taint with illegality, or expose to penalty, forfeiture, etc."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to become infected."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["Archaic.infected."]}]