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(1):
(n.) That which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection of vicious principles.
(2):
(n.) Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence.
(3):
(n.) Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication.
(4):
(n.) The state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic.
(5):
(n.) That which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused.
(6):
(n.) The act or process of infecting.