reinfect

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verb

infect again

Scrabble 13

Meanings

verbreinfect (third-person singular simple present reinfects, present participle reinfecting, simple past and past participle reinfected)

present singular third person reinfects · participle present reinfecting · participle past reinfected · past reinfected

  1. infect again

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishinfect
  7. Englishreinfect

From re- + infect.

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Translations

Romanian reinfecta
  • reinfectainfect again

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APA

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MLA

“reinfect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinfect. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinfect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinfect.

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