infest (verb)

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• infest — ► VERB ▪ (of insects or organisms) be present in large numbers, typically so as to cause damage or disease. DERIVATIVES infestation noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «torment, harass»: from Latin infestare assail …   English terms dictionary

• infest — verb Infest is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑vermin …   Collocations dictionary

• infest — verb (T) if insects, rats etc infest a place, they appear in large numbers and usually cause damage (+ with): hair infested with lice | shark infested waters infestation / Infe steISFn/ noun (C, U): an infestation of cockroaches …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• infest — verb without follow up treatment, a new horde of ants will infest the building Syn: overrun, spread through, invade, infiltrate, pervade, permeate, inundate, overwhelm; beset, plague, swarm …   Thesaurus of popular words

• infest — verb to be mischievous; to be hurtful; to be harassing …   Wiktionary

• infest — verb (of insects or organisms) be present in large numbers, typically so as to cause damage or disease. Derivatives infestation noun Origin ME (in the sense torment, harass ): from Fr. infester or L. infestare assail , from infestus hostile …   English new terms dictionary

• infest — UK [ɪnˈfest] / US verb [transitive] Word forms infest : present tense I/you/we/they infest he/she/it infests present participle infesting past tense infested past participle infested 1) if animals or insects infest a place, there are very many of …   English dictionary

• infest — [[t]ɪnfe̱st[/t]] infests, infesting, infested 1) VERB When creatures such as insects or rats infest plants or a place, they are present in large numbers and cause damage. [V n] ...pests like aphids which infest cereal crops. Derived words:… …   English dictionary

• infest — in|fest [ ın fest ] verb transitive 1. ) if animals or insects infest a place, there are very many of them in it, so that they might cause damage or disease: be infested by/with something: The entire house was infested with mice. 2. ) INFORMAL to …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• infest — /ɪnˈfɛst / (say in fest) verb (t) 1. to haunt or overrun in a troublesome manner, as predatory bands, destructive animals, vermin, etc., do. 2. to be numerous in, as anything troublesome: the cares that infest the day. {late Middle English, from… …  

• infest — transitive verb Etymology: French infester, from Latin infestare, from infestus hostile Date: 1602 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary