Definition von infest

Häufigkeit

infest

(ɪnfest )

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]

infested Adjektiv

The prison is infested with rats. [+ with]

In less than seven days the infested plants had recovered.

Synonyme:overrun, plagued, crawling, swarming Weitere Synonyme von infest

-infested Affix

...the rat-infested slums where the plague flourished.

infestation (ɪnfesteɪʃən )Wortformen:plural infestations variables Substantiv [oft noun NOUN]

The premises were treated for cockroach infestation.

Parts of California are suffering from an infestation of oriental fruit flies.

[Also + of]

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]

Synonyme:overrun, flood, invade, penetrate Weitere Synonyme von infest

infested Adjektiv

The road further south was infested with bandits. [+ with]

-infested Affix

...the shark-infested waters of the Great Barrier Reef.

Häufigkeit

infest in American

(ɪnˈfɛst ; infestˈ)

Verb transitiv

to overrun or inhabit in large numbers, usually so as to be harmful or bothersome; swarm in or over

to be parasitic in or on (a host)

Abgeleitete Formen

infestation (ˌinfesˈtation)

Substantiv

infester (inˈfester)

Substantiv

Wortherkunft von infest

Fr infester < L infestare, to attack, trouble < infestus, hostile < in-, in + IE base *dhers-, to be bold, attack > dare

Häufigkeit

infest in British

(ɪnˈfɛst )

Verb (transitive)

to inhabit or overrun in dangerously or unpleasantly large numbers

(of parasites such as lice) to invade and live on or in (a host)

Abgeleitete Formen

infestation (ˌinfesˈtation)

Substantiv

infester (inˈfester)

Substantiv

Wortherkunft von infest

C15: from Latin infestāre to molest, from infestus hostile

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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)