infest

in·fest  (n-fst)

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.

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[Middle English infesten, to distress, from Old French infester, from Latin nfestre, from nfestus, hostile; see g^whedh- in Indo-European roots.]

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infes·tation n.

in·fester n.

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infest

Verb

to inhabit or overrun (a place, plant, etc.) in unpleasantly large numbers: the area was infested with moles [Latin infestare to molest]

infestation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	infest - invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" overrun invade, occupy - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
	2.	infest - occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" overrun, invade inhabit - be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house"
	3.	infest - live on or in a host, as of parasites inhabit - be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house"

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infest

verb overrun, flood, invade, penetrate, ravage, swarm, throng, beset, permeate

Translations

infest [ɪnˈfɛst] vt → infestar