anstecken — meaning in English

English meaning

• enkindle verb To light something, or to stir up a feeling.
• infect verb To pass a disease-causing germ or virus into a person, animal, or plant.
• light noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.

Senses

anstecken is used for these senses in English:

• enkindle (archaic, transitive) To kindle; to arouse or evoke.
• light (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.

infect — full definition

1. verb To pass a disease-causing germ or virus into a person, animal, or plant.
2. verb To spread a feeling or attitude to other people.

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