 infest |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (military) invade in great numbers | |
| Synonyms: | overrun | |
| Examples: | "the roaches infested our kitchen" |
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| Related terms: | invade infestation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] occupy in large numbers or live on a host | |
| Synonyms: | overrun invade | |
| Examples: | "cockroaches invaded my kitchen" "Ants overran the picnic table" "the Kudzu plant infests muchof the South" and is spreading to the North" |
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| Related terms: | inhabit infestation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] live on or in a host, as of parasites | |
| Related terms: | inhabit | |
| Similar spelling: |
infested invest investor invested investing infect in_fact infected invective infective infection in_focus |
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