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infest

/ infest /

verb

verb Sense 1

invade in great numbers

"the roaches infested our kitchen"

Type of:

invade occupy

Derived:

infestation plague

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s on something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 2

live on or in a host, as of parasites

Type of:

inhabit occupy

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb Sense 3

occupy in large numbers or live on a host

"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

Type of:

inhabit occupy

Derived:

infestation plague invasion encroachment intrusion

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Somebody ----s somebody PP

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