smitta — meaning in English

English meaning

• infect verb To pass a disease-causing germ or virus into a person, animal, or plant.
• infection noun An illness caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other germs entering the body.

Senses

smitta is used for these senses in English:

• infect (transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.
• infect (transitive) To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion, or to communicate a feeling to others, or a feeling communicating itself to others.
• infection An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.

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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