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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Infest \In*fest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infested; p. pr. & vb.
n. Infesting.] [L. infestare, fr. infestus disturbed,
hostile, troublesome; in in, against + the root of defendere:
cf. F. infester. See Defend.]
To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to
disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as,
fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates.
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To poison vermin that infest his plants. --Cowper.
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These, said the genius, are envy, avarice,
superstition, love, with the like cares and passions
that infest human life. --Addison.
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And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away. --Longfellow.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Infest \In*fest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infested; p. pr. & vb.
n. Infesting.] [L. infestare, fr. infestus disturbed,
hostile, troublesome; in in, against + the root of defendere:
cf. F. infester. See Defend.]
To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to
disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as,
fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates.
To poison vermin that infest his plants. --Cowper.
These, said the genius, are envy, avarice,
superstition, love, with the like cares and passions
that infest human life. --Addison.
And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their
tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away.
--Longfellow.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
infested
adj : (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled
by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters
infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the
locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets"
[syn: overrun, plagued]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
infested
vb.
(infl of en infest ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
infested
vb.
(infl of en infest ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
infested
vb.
(infl of en infest ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
infested
vb.
(infl of en infest ed-form)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
infested
Engelska a.
(avledning en infest ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb infest)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Infested /ɪnfˈɛstɪd/ منزعجFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
infested /ɪnfˈɛstɪd/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]zamořený
infested /ɪnfˈɛstɪd/
befallen
"infested with aphids / plant lice" - von Blattläusen befallen
see: infest sth., infesting
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]infested /ɪnfˈɛstɪd/ heimgesucht see: infest, infesting, infests, infestedFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
infested /ɪnfˈɛstɪd/ suchte heim see: infest, infesting, infested, infestsFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
infested /ɪnfˈɛstɪd/
verseucht
"be infested with sth." - mit etw. verseucht sein
see: infest sth., infesting
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]infested /ɪnˈfestɪd/From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]opanowany (with - przez)
/ˌɪnˈfɛstɪd/