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   In·fest

   /inˈfest/

   

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   • 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"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘torment, harass’): from French infester or Latin infestare ‘assail’, from infestus ‘hostile’. The current sense dates from the mid 16th century.

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   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.

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   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 › englishINFESTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

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

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   (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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   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. communicability. community transmission. contact tracer.

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   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."

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   Infest definition: to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do. See examples of INFEST used in a sentence.