This is the 10151st most frequent Swedish word.
infektera
"Infektera" means "to infect" in English.
Here, 'infektera' is used in a medical/biological context to describe how bacteria cause infection.
Bakterier kan infektera öppna sår.
Bacteria can infect open wounds.
In this sentence, 'infektera' is used metaphorically in the technological sense to mean compromising a computer system.
Hackaren lyckades infektera systemet med ett virus.
The hacker managed to infect the system with a virus.
Here, 'infektera' is used in a figurative way to describe introducing negativity or problems into a social or emotional setting.