Infest : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Infest	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
infest v invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" Synonym(s): infest, overrun occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" Synonym(s): invade, overrun, infest live on or in a host, as of parasites
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Infest \In*fest"\, a. [L. infestus. See {Infest}, v. t.] Mischievous; hurtful; harassing. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Infest \Infest"\, 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.