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infection, contagion

pollution, contamination

intimacy, friendship, familiarity

intimacy, friendship, familiarity

to become familiar with, to fit in, to adapt oneself, to get used to, to grow accustomed to

to dye, to colour, to color

infectious disease, infection

to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate, to (enter a wound or sensitive area and) sting, to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice)

earnestly, keenly, fully, deeply, heartily, seriously, calmly

to be dyed, to be tainted, to be infected, to be stained, to be steeped