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Present participle for to taint or contaminate
“Are you ever tempted to cheat, to damage the landscape further, to poison it, infect it, before you take a photograph?”
Present participle for to affect (a person, organism, etc.) with a disease-causing organism
“All it would take would be for that bird influenza virus and an influenza virus from humans to infect an animal or human at the same time.”
Present participle for to affect with an opinion or feeling as if by contagion
“Clearly, unadulterated bias contaminates many stories and can even infect the entire Washington press corps from time to time.”
Present participle for to affect adversely, especially with an illness or disease
Present participle for to cause to wither or shrivel due to disease or illness, typically of plants
Present participle for to penetrate or permeate by saturation
Present participle for to enter a place or situation in large numbers and intrusively
Present participle for to motivate or animate, especially towards the accomplishment of a goal
The introduction of a substance that has harmful or poisonous effects
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