infected

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈfɛktɪd/

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Verb

Plain form infect

Third-person singular infects

Past tense infected

Past participle infected

Present participle infecting

1. The past tense and past participle of infect.

Adjective

Positive infected

Comparative more infected

Superlative most infected

1. An infected person or animal has an infection or disease.

   The infected bodies were hastily piled up and burned.