infectar
Meanings
Verb
1. to infect (to bring into contact with a substance that causes illness) (transitive)
Examples12
Has sido infectado.
You've been infected.
Un virus infectó la computadora de Tomás.
A virus infected Tom's computer.
La herida se infectó.
The wound became infected.
¡No te toques la herida, que te la puedes infectar!
Don't touch the wound, you could get an infection!
Se ha infectado con el VIH.
He got infected with HIV.
Infecta la zona con cólera.
Infect the area with cholera.