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infest(dictionary)
infest(dictionary)

infest (iou)



infest verb trans. LME.
[Old & mod. French infester or Latin infestare, from infestus hostile, unsafe.]
Attack or annoy persistently; harass. Now rare. LME.
Attack, trouble, be present, in large numbers or persistently; overrun. M16.
J. C. Oates His mattress was filthy and infested with bedbugs. A. T. Ellis She wished that Finn's caique might sink in waters infested with small sharks. fig.: V. Glendinning Her essay..was infested with 'mere, irresponsible silliness.'