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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Macie Stump, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
Photo: Jeenah Moon/The Washington Post via Getty Images Unlike the series of plagues Yahweh unleashed on the Egyptians in the Book of Exodus, our world has become infested with something far more annoying: celebrity look-alike contests.
—Michael Savio, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
In addition to the body, the unfurnished apartment had soiled carpet and was infested with flies and roaches.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Nov. 2024
Other types of beetles, such as bark beetles, also occasionally infest wet areas of a home.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 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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