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SUPERINFECT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does superinfect mean? 

SUPERINFECT (verb)
  The verb SUPERINFECT has 1 sense:

1. infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organismsplay

  Familiarity information: SUPERINFECT used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SUPERINFECT (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they superinfect  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it superinfects  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: superinfected  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: superinfected  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: superinfecting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "superinfect" is one way to...):

infect; taint (contaminate with a disease or microorganism)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

superinfection (infection that occurs while you are being treated for another infection)


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