INFEST


Meaning of INFEST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈfest ]

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 -ˈfes-tənt noun

• in·fes·ta·tion ˌin-ˌfes-ˈtā-shən noun

• in·fest·er in-ˈfes-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.