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- pronunciation:
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fest
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
infests, infesting, infested |
| definition 1: |
to spread in or overrun as a nuisance or danger.
Cockroaches infested the kitchen.- similar words:
- invade, overrun
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| definition 2: |
to be a parasite in.
Roundworms infested the children. |
| related words: |
blight |
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| derivations: |
infestation (n.), infester (n.) |
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