Part 5808

<h1>Infect</h1> <Xpage=758>

<hw>In*fect"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>infectus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infect</ets>. See <er>Infect</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>Infected. Cf. <er>Enfect</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Infect</h1> <Xpage=758>

<hw>In*fect"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Infected</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Infecting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>infectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inficere</ets> to put or dip into, to stain, infect; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>facere</ets> to make; cf. F. <ets>infecter</ets>. See <er>Fact</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To taint with morbid matter or any pestilential or noxious substance or effluvium by which disease is produced; <as>as, to <ex>infect</ex> a lancet; to <ex>infect</ex> an apartment.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To affect with infectious disease; to communicate infection to; <as>as, <ex>infected</ex> with the plague</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Them that were left alive being <b>infected</b> with this disease. <i>Sir T. North.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To communicate to or affect with, as qualities or emotions, esp. bad qualities; to corrupt; to contaminate; to taint by the communication of anything noxious or pernicious.</def>

<i>Cowper.</i>

<blockquote><b>Infected</b> Ston's daughters with like heat. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To contaminate with illegality or to expo<?/<?/ to penalty.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To poison; vitiate; pollute; defile.</syn>

<h1>Infecter</h1> <Xpage=758>

<hw>In*fect"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, infects.</def>

<h1>Infectible</h1> <Xpage=758>

<hw>In*fect"i*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being infected.</def>

<h1>Infection</h1> <Xpage=758>

<hw>In*fec"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>infection</ets>, L. <ets>infectio</ets> a dyeing.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act or process of infecting.</def>

<blockquote>There was a strict order against coming to those pits, and that was only to prevent <b>infection</b>. <i>De Foe.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused.</def>

<blockquote>And that which was still worse, they that did thus break out spread the <b>infection</b> further by their wandering about with the distemper upon them. <i>De Foe.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic.</def>

<blockquote>The danger was really very great, the <b>infection</b> being so very violent in London. <i>De Foe.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>That which taints or corrupts morally; <as>as, the <ex>infection</ex> of vicious principles</as>.</def>

<blockquote>It was her chance to light Amidst the gross <b>infections</b> of those times. <i>Daniel.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication.</def>