| VERB | motion | infest, overrun | invade in great numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | infest, invade, overrun | occupy in large numbers or live on a host | |
| stative | infest | live on or in a host, as of parasites |
| Sounds | ihnfeh'st | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst... | |
| Meaning | invade in great numbers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "the roaches infested our kitchen" | |
| Synonym | overrun | |
| Broader | invade, occupy | march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation |
| Spanish | infestar, plagar | |
| Nouns | infestation | a swarm of insects that attack plants |
| infestation | the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites | |
| Meaning | Occupy in large numbers or live on a host. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" | |
| Synonyms | invade, overrun | |
| Broader | inhabit | Be present in |
| Spanish | invadir | |
| Catalan | envair, infestar | |
| Nouns | infestation | a swarm of insects that attack plants |
| infestation | the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites | |
| Meaning | Live on or in a host, as of parasites. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Broader | inhabit | Be present in |
| Spanish | infestar | |
| Catalan | infestar | |
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