ə̇nˈfest transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French infester, from Latin infestare, from infestus hostile — more at dare
1. archaic : to attack or harass persistently : worry , annoy
2.
a. : to visit persistently or in large numbers : overrun , haunt
street infested with children
lawn infested with weeds
infested with ghosts and poltergeists
b. : to live in or on as a parasite — used especially of metazoan parasites of animals
the flea that infests cats
horses infested with worms