Infect and Permeate

Infect

Infect verb - Contaminate with a disease or microorganism.

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Permeate and infect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Permeate" instead a verb "Infect".

Nearby Words: infection, infective, infecting

Permeate verb - To spread throughout.

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Infect and permeate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Infect" instead a verb "Permeate".

The notion that I should infect all the panels of a given comic is simply the recognition that my puzzles are as much part of me as my arms and legs, and that puzzles are non-local in that they permeate the stories that house them.

Source: Analysis / The Riddler

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