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verb [ T ] uk / ɪnˈfest / us / ɪnˈfest / (of animals and insects that carry disease) to cause a problem by being present in large numbers: be infested with The barn was infested with rats. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Passing on illness & causing disease. aerosolize. aetiologic. avirulent. communicability. community transmission.
Infested: Directed by Sébastien Vanicek. With Théo Christine, Sofia Lesaffre, Jérôme Niel, Lisa Nyarko. Residents of a rundown French apartment building battle against an army of deadly, rapidly reproducing spiders.
verb [ T ] uk / ɪnˈfest / us / ɪnˈfest / Add to word list. (of animals, insects) to cause a problem by being present in large numbers, spreading disease or causing damage or danger : be infested with The barn was infested with rats. The swamp is infested by spiders of all sorts.
tr.v. in·fest·ed, in·fest·ing, in·fests. 1. To inhabit or overrun in numbers or quantities large enough to be harmful, threatening, or obnoxious: rats infesting the sewers; streets that were infested with drugs. 2. To live as a parasite in or on: livestock that were infested with tapeworms.
(ɪnˈfɛstɪd ) adjective. invaded by parasites. In less than seven days the infested plants had recovered. The prison is infested with rats. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'infested' in a sentence. infested.
Verb Forms. (especially of insects or animals such as rats) to exist in large numbers in a particular place, often causing damage or disease. be infested (with something) The kitchen was infested with ants. shark-infested waters.
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.
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Oct 24, 2012 · verb. in· fest in-ˈfest. infested; infesting; infests. Synonyms of infest. transitive verb. 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.
If you say that people or things you disapprove of or regard as dangerous are infesting a place, you mean that there are large numbers of them in that place. [disapproval] Crime and drugs are infesting the inner cities. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overrun, flood, invade, penetrate More Synonyms of infest. infested adjective.
