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SUPERINFECT
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they superinfect ... he / she / it superinfects
Past simple: superinfected
Past participle: superinfected
-ing form: superinfecting
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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