infizieren

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German

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Etymology

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From Latin īnficiō +‎ -ieren.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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infizieren (weak, third-person singular present infiziert, past tense infizierte, past participle infiziert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to infect (of a pathogen)
    Das Virus infizierte tausende Menschen.The virus infected thousands of people.
  2. (transitive) to infect (with a pathogen)
    Die Wissenschaftler infizierten die Versuchstiere mit dem Bakterium.The scientists infected the experimental animals with the bacterium.
  3. (reflexive) to become infected (with a pathogen)
    Auf der Party infizierten sie sich mit dem Virus.At the party they became infected with the virus.

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