infecting

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A form of infect — To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of infect
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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