cross-infect

verb

To transfer an infection from one person to another.

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Meanings

verbcross-infect (third-person singular simple present cross-infects, present participle cross-infecting, simple past and past participle cross-infected)

present singular third person cross-infects · participle present cross-infecting · participle past cross-infected · past cross-infected

  1. To transfer an infection from one person to another.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cross-transmit
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APA

cross-infect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-infect

MLA

“cross-infect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-infect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-infect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-infect.

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