infested; infesting; infests
1
: to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
a slum infested with crime
shark-infested waters
2
: to live in or on as a parasite
Examples of infest in a Sentence
in desperation, we called in an exterminator because the house was infested with ants
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Silverfish, also known as the longtail silverfish, are a wingless insect that can infest your home and feed on your belongings and the structure of your home.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Sep. 2024
The original film centered on the Freeling family, who move into a new home only to discover that it is infested with a horde of ghosts.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
The flour will clump if exposed to moisture, and pests sometimes infest the packaging if left in a storage cabinet for too long without adequate protection.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
At Galicia Farms in Fort Lupton, workers in 2017 were forced to cover a large hole near the dining table with a metal sheet to avoid rodents and insects infesting their home, the federal Department of Labor found.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Sep. 2024
The original film centered on the Freeling family, who move into a new home only to discover that it is infested with a horde of ghosts.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
The flour will clump if exposed to moisture, and pests sometimes infest the packaging if left in a storage cabinet for too long without adequate protection.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
At Galicia Farms in Fort Lupton, workers in 2017 were forced to cover a large hole near the dining table with a metal sheet to avoid rodents and insects infesting their home, the federal Department of Labor found.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Infest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infest. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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infest
verb
in·fest
in-ˈfest 
1
: to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
a neighborhood infested with crime
shark-infested waters
2
: to live in or on as a parasite
horses infested with worms
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