INFECTED

septic, infected

(adjective) containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; “a septic sore throat”; “a septic environment”; “septic sewage”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

infected

simple past tense and past participle of infect

Adjective

infected (comparative more infected, superlative most infected)

Having an infection.

Source: Wiktionary

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INFECT

In*fect", a. Etym: [L. infectus: cf. F. infect. See Infect, v. t.]

Definition: Infected. Cf. Enfect. [Obs.] Shak.

In*fect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infected; p. pr. & vb. n. Infecting.] Etym: [L. infectus, p. p. of inficere to put or dip into, to stain, infect; pref. in- in + facere to make; cf. F. infecter. See Fact.]

1. To taint with morbid matter or any pestilential or noxious substance or effluvium by which disease is produced; as, to infect a lancet; to infect an apartment.

2. To affect with infectious disease; to communicate infection to; as, infected with the plague. Them that were left alive being infected with this disease. Sir T. North.

3. To communicate to or affect with, as qualities or emotions, esp. bad qualities; to corrupt; to contaminate; to taint by the communication of anything noxious or pernicious. Cowper. Infected Ston's daughters with like heat. Milton.

4. (Law)

Definition: To contaminate with illegality or to expo

Syn.

– To poison; vitiate; pollute; defile.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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