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infested
infested (adj.)
1.(often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers"waters infested with sharks" "shark-infested waters" "the locust-overrun countryside" "drug-plagued streets"
infest (v. trans.)
1.invade in great numbers"the roaches infested our kitchen"
2.live on or in a host, as of parasites
3.occupy in large numbers or live on a host"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
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Merriam Webster
InfestIn*fest" (?), a. [L. infestus. See Infest, v. t.] Mischievous; hurtful; harassing. [Obs.] Spenser.
InfestIn*fest", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infested; p. pr. & vb. n. Infesting.] [L. infestare, fr. infestus disturbed, hostile, troublesome; in in, against + the root of defendere: cf. F. infester. See Defend.] To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates.
To poison vermin that infest his plants. Cowper.
These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life. Addison.
And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away. Longfellow.
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⇨ definición de infested (Wikipedia)
infest (v. trans.)
batten on, batten upon, invade, overrun, ravage, scrounge off, sponge off, sponge on, swarm, freeload off (American), freeload on (American)
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infest (v. trans.)
↘ infestation, plague ↗ freeloader, parasite
infested (adj.)
infest (v. tr.)
tirer un profit abusif (fr)[Classe]
infest (v. tr.)
invade, occupy[Hyper.]
infestation, plague - infestation[Dérivé]
infest (v. tr.)
entrer (fr)[Classe]
nuire (à qqn) (fr)[Classe]
(guilty; culpable)[termes liés]
(epidemical; epidemic)[termes liés]
infest (v. tr.)
être (très) nombreux (fr)[Classe]
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