impress vs infect

impress is a noun but infect is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impress	Yes	No	Yes	No
infect	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, infect is a hyponym of impress; that is, infect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than impress:

impress (noun)	infect (noun)
the act of coercing someone into government service

impress (verb)	infect (verb)
dye (fabric) before it is spun	contaminate with a disease or microorganism
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of	communicate a disease to
mark or stamp with or as if with pressure	affect in a contagious way
take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship	corrupt with ideas or an ideology
reproduce by printing
impress positively
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon