Infest - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪnˈfest|  American pronunciation of the word infest
Brit.  |ɪnˈfest|  British pronunciation of the word infest

verb

- invade in great numbers (syn: overrun)
the roaches infested our kitchen
- occupy in large numbers or live on a host (syn: invade, overrun)
the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
- live on or in a host, as of parasites

Extra examples

...in desperation, we called in an exterminator because the house was infested with ants...

Be careful, that muddy water is infested with disease-bearing insects.

The kitchen was infested with cockroaches.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: infest
he/she/it: infests
present participle: infesting
past tense: infested
past participle: infested
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