| infect | vt 1. communicate disease to, a. (of disease, virus, etc), (act.) menjangkiti; (pass.) dijangkiti (+ approp n): the virus ~s a person through an open wound, virus itu menjangkiti sso melalui luka yg terbuka; he was ~ed with meningitis, dia dijangkiti penyakit meningitis; don’t come near me – I don’t want you to be ~ed, jangan datang dekat saya – saya tdk mahu kamu dijangkiti selesema; b. (of carrier, infected person or thing) menjangkitkan: the mosquitoes ~ed the rabbits with myxomatosis, nyamuk-nyamuk itu menjangkitkan miksomatosis kpd arnab-arnab tersebut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| infect | 2. contaminate, mencemari: the well water was ~ed with cholera germs, air perigi itu dicemari kuman taun; 3. affect (so.) as if it were a disease, menjangkiti: we must not allow these vices to ~ the people, kita tdk boleh membiarkan perbuatan-perbuatan maksiat ini menjangkiti orang ramai; 4. affect, influence with happy feelings etc, berjangkit-jangkit kpd, menjangkiti: her laughter ~ed the others, ketawanya sudah berjangkit-jangkit kpd yg lain; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |