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Meaning of 'infest' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Infest [ v. t.]
- Mischievous; hurtful; harassing.
- To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates.

Meaning of 'infest' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . infest [ v]
Meaning (1):
- occupy in large numbers or live on a host
Example in sentence:
  • the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
Meaning (2):
- invade in great numbers
Example in sentence:
  • the roaches infested our kitchen

Nearby Words:

infabricated infallibilist infallibility infallible infallibleness infallibly infame infamies infamize infamized

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