INFEST
Dictionary entry overview: What does infest mean?
• INFEST (verb)
The verb INFEST has 3 senses:
1. invade in great numbers
2. occupy in large numbers or live on a host
3. live on or in a host, as of parasites
Familiarity information: INFEST used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• INFEST (verb)
Meaning:
Invade in great numbers
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
infest; overrun
Context example:
the roaches infested our kitchen
Hypernyms (to "infest" is one way to...):
invade; occupy (march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Occupy in large numbers or live on a host
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
infest; overrun; invade
Context example:
the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
Hypernyms (to "infest" is one way to...):
inhabit; occupy (be present in; be inside of)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Live on or in a host, as of parasites
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "infest" is one way to...):
inhabit; occupy (be present in; be inside of)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
