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infested
in·fest I0128500 (ĭn-fĕst′)tr.v. in·fest·ed, in·fest·ing, in·fests 1. To inhabit or overrun in numbers or quantities large enough to be harmful, threatening, or obnoxious: rats infesting the sewers; streets that were infested with drugs.2. To live as a parasite in or on: livestock that were infested with tapeworms. [Middle English infesten, to distress, from Old French infester, from Latin īnfestāre, from īnfestus, hostile; see gwhedh- in Indo-European roots.] in′fes·ta′tion n.infested (ɪnˈfɛstɪd) adjinvaded by parasitesThesaurusinfestedadjective overrun, plagued, crawling, swarming, ridden, alive, ravaged, lousy (slang), beset, pervaded, teeming The prison is infested with rats.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeinfestinfested Related to infested: Infested TerranSynonyms for infestedadj overrunSynonyms- overrun
- plagued
- crawling
- swarming
- ridden
- alive
- ravaged
- lousy
- beset
- pervaded
- teeming
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