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infect vs pollute

pollute vs infect

infect and pollute both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infect No No Yes No
pollute No No Yes No
As verbs, pollute is a hypernym of infect; that is, pollute is a word with a broader meaning than infect:
  • infect: contaminate with a disease or microorganism
  • pollute: make impure
Other hypernyms of infect include contaminate, foul.
infect (verb) pollute (verb)
contaminate with a disease or microorganism make impure
communicate a disease to
affect in a contagious way
corrupt with ideas or an ideology
Difference between infect and pollute

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