smut vs infect

smut is a noun but infect is not a noun.

smut and infect both are verbs.

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

As verbs, infect is a hypernym of smut; that is, infect is a word with a broader meaning than smut:

smut: affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn
infect: contaminate with a disease or microorganism

Other hypernyms of smut include taint.

smut (noun)	infect (noun)
creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
an offensive or indecent word or phrase
any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

smut (verb)	infect (verb)
affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn	contaminate with a disease or microorganism
stain with a dirty substance, such as soot	communicate a disease to
become affected with smut	affect in a contagious way
make obscene	corrupt with ideas or an ideology

Difference between smut and infect

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