superinfect vs infect

superinfect and infect both are verbs.

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

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

superinfect: infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms
infect: contaminate with a disease or microorganism

Other hypernyms of superinfect include taint.

superinfect (verb)	infect (verb)
infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms	contaminate with a disease or microorganism
	communicate a disease to
	affect in a contagious way
	corrupt with ideas or an ideology