Infect
Touch
Touch verb - To come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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When Trees Attack: "Cloverdale" features an attack by alien trees which spring from the ground with almost no warning and can infect anything they touch with a fast-growing fungus.
Source: Series / Stargate Universe -
Their power lets them infect themselves with a mild derangement and someone they touch with its severe version.
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You get stronger in half the time, but you also die in half the time, and you infect anyone you touch while you're contagious- and killing the virus won't help, because the effects stay.
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