<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.</li><li>to affect with disease.</li><li>to taint or contaminate with something that affects quality, character, or condition unfavorably: to infect the air with poison gas.</li><li>to corrupt or affect morally: The news of the gold strike infected him with greed.</li><li>to imbue with some pernicious belief, opinion, etc.</li><li>to affect with a computer virus.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>corrupt</li><li>damage</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to become infected.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>infected (archaic).</li></ul>