Attack and Infect

Attack

Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.

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Infect and attack are semantically related. in affect topic. In some cases you can use "Infect" instead a verb "Attack".

Infect verb - Contaminate with a disease or microorganism.

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Attack and infect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead a verb "Infect".

Nearby Words: infection, infective, infecting

person	attack person	infect person
group	attack group	infect group
someone	attack someone	infect someone
characters	attack characters	infect characters
Other words: earth, world, anyone, town, city, player, enemy, everyone, humans, friends, units, players, enemies, heroes, monsters.

It somehow manages to attack and infect the science teacher, and is never seen again.

Source: Film / Dance of the Dead
It turns out that the Helheim plant is an extremely aggressive invasive species; it sprouts up immediately where any spores land and any non-Invase that eats its fruit is immediately mutated into an Invase, which then carries its seeds and can attack and infect other living beings.

Source: Fantastic Fruits and Vegetables
Werecreatures (wererats, werejackals, and werewolves) can infect you with lycanthropy for every attack that hits.

Source: Demonic Spiders / Roguelikes

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