Definition von infest
Wortformen:3rd person singular present
tense infests
, present participle infesting
, past tense, past participle infested
1. Verb
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. [VERB noun]
2. Verb
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.
[disapproval] Crime and drugs are infesting the inner cities. [VERB noun]
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Verb transitiv
1.
2.
to be parasitic in or on (a host)
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infester (inˈfester)
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Verb (transitive)
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infester (inˈfester)
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My house has been infested by fleas. Times, Sunday Times (2006)The eradication plan follows a pilot project last year which saw the removal of rats from a tenth of the infested area. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Then I get here only to find that the place is infested with humans. Times, Sunday Times (2011)
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Britisches Englisch: infest VERB
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.
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