v.
Pronunciation: in- ' fest
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: French infester, from Latin infestare, from infestus hostile
Date: 1602
1 : to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner <a slum infest ed with crime> <shark- infested waters>
2 : to live in or on as a parasite
– in · fes · tant \ - ' fes-t ə nt \ noun
– in · fes · ta · tion \ ˌ in- ˌ fes- ' t ā -sh ə n \ noun
– in · fest · er \ in- ' fes-t ə r \ noun