infest

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to be mischievous; to be hurtful; to be harassing
to be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or danger
When creatures such as insects or rats infest plants or a place, they are present in large numbers and cause damage. pests like aphids which infest cereal crops. + infested in·fest·ed The prison is infested with rats + -infested -infested the rat-infested slums where the plague flourished. + infestation infestations in·fes·ta·tion The premises were treated for cockroach infestation
invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
disapproval If you say that people or things you disapprove of or regard as dangerous are infesting a place, you mean that there are large numbers of them in that place. Crime and drugs are infesting the inner cities. = overrun + infested in·fest·ed The road further south was infested with bandits. + -infested -infested the shark-infested waters of the Great Barrier Reef
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
Mischievous; hurtful; harassing
occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
live on or in a host, as of parasites
invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" live on or in a host, as of parasites
{f} overrun in large numbers, swarm in or about in a troublesome manner; invade, harass
infestation
a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"
infestation
High numbers of gypsy moth caterpillars causing widespread defoliation
infestation
The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil
infestation
a troublesome invasion
infestation
An invasion of insects, plants, or animals that disrupts a property’s use or value
infestation
The presence of pests and diseases
infestation
a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers" the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
infestation
A condition in which one or more trees of a stand or group are infected
infestation
The act of infesting or state of being infested; molestation; vexation; annoyance
infestation
The lodging, development, and reproduction of vermin within a defined area
infestation
The living inor on a host by metazoan parasites, for example, an infestation of flies by mites Some authors limit the term "infestation" to cases where the parasite is visible without the use of a microscope
infestation
the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
infestation
{i} act of overrunning in large numbers; invasion, harassment; state of being infested
infestation
Distinct from infection in that it applies specifically to animal parasites of macroscopic size, such as intestinal worms (26)
infestations
plural of infestation
infested
past of infest
infested
(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
infested
{s} overrun, teeming; repeatedly harassed (as with pests or vermin)
infesting
present participle of infest
infests
third-person singular of infest
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