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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈfɛst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈfɛst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in fest′)

in•fest /ɪnˈfɛst/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]

to overrun (a place) in a troublesome manner; cause hardship to (a place) by great numbers:The mice infested the farmhouse.

in•fes•ta•tion /ˌɪnfɛˈsteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]infestations of bees in their roof.[uncountable]the infestation of the roof.

in•fest (in fest′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, esp. as predatory animals or vermin do:Sharks infested the coastline.
to be numerous in, as anything undesirable or troublesome:the cares that infest the day.
[Archaic.]to harass.

Latin infestāre to assail, molest, derivative of infestus hostile
late Middle English 1375–1425

in•fest′er, n.

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infest /ɪnˈfɛst/ vb (transitive)

to inhabit or overrun in dangerously or unpleasantly large numbers
(of parasites such as lice) to invade and live on or in (a host)

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin infestāre to molest, from infestus hostileˌinfesˈtation n inˈfester n

'infest' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

invade - louse - parasitize - carpet moth - disinfest - dog tick - flea - flour beetle - infestation - larch sawfly - leaf beetle - manifest - Oriental fruit moth - overrun - reinfest - thrips - uninfested - verminate - seed beetle

Synonyms: overrun, beset, pack, fill, flood, more...

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