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    infest
    /ɪnˈfɛst/

    verb

    • 1. (of insects or animals) be present (in a place or site) in large numbers, typically so as to cause damage or disease: "the house is infested with cockroaches"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINFESTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Infested is the past tense and past participle of infest, which means to cause a problem by being present in large numbers. Learn how to use infested in sentences with different meanings and contexts, such as animals, insects, diseases, and plants.

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      (of animals, insects) to cause a problem by being present in...

    • English

      (of people or things) to cause a problem by being present in...

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › infestedINFESTED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Infested definition: overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner by predatory animals or vermin (often used in combination). See examples of INFESTED used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINFEST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    (of people or things) to cause a problem by being present in large numbers in a place: be infested with In summer the town is infested with far too many tour groups. This is a great restaurant with lots of character, unlike many of the tourist bars that infest the town. Fewer examples.

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  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › infestInfest Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner. a slum infested with crime. shark-infested waters. 2. : to live in or on as a parasite. infestant. in-ˈfe-stənt. noun. infestation. ˌin-ˌfe-ˈstā-shən. noun. infester. in-ˈfe-stər. noun. Synonyms. overrun. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of infest in a Sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › infestedInfested - definition of infested by The Free Dictionary

    Infested means inhabited or overrun by parasites or harmful things. Find the origin, usage, and examples of infested and its synonyms in this online dictionary.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINFEST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Infest means to be present in large numbers, sometimes causing disease or damage. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see examples and translations in other languages.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › infestInfest - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The verb infest means to invade in large number, often resisting control and causing damage or hardship. Bedbugs can infest people's belongings and even their bodies, or mice may infest your kitchen if you leave the cheese out too often. Infest comes from Latin: in- means "not" and festus means "able to be seized."