"infective" meaning in English

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      "form": "more infective",
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        "Able to cause infection; infectious"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "able to cause infection",
          "word": "infektiös"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "able to cause infection",
          "word": "fertőző"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "able to cause infection",
          "word": "ragályos"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "able to cause infection",
          "word": "infettivo"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gamyeomseong",
          "sense": "able to cause infection",
          "word": "감염성"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "able to cause infection",
          "word": "infekcyjny"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "able to cause infection",
          "word": "zakaźny"
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  "word": "infective"
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          "word": "immune"
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          "word": "susceptible"
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        "A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others."
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        "(epidemiology) A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others."
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "able to cause infection",
      "word": "infektiös"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "able to cause infection",
      "word": "fertőző"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "able to cause infection",
      "word": "ragályos"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "able to cause infection",
      "word": "infettivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gamyeomseong",
      "sense": "able to cause infection",
      "word": "감염성"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "able to cause infection",
      "word": "infekcyjny"
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      "sense": "able to cause infection",
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  "word": "infective"
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