|
|
Definition of Infest
1. Verb. Invade in great numbers. "The roaches infested our kitchen"
2. Verb. Occupy in large numbers or live on a host. "The Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
Generic synonyms: Inhabit
Derivative terms: Infestation, Infestation, Invasion
3. Verb. Live on or in a host, as of parasites.
Definition of Infest
1. a. Mischievous; hurtful; harassing.
2. v. t. 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.
Definition of Infest
1. Verb. to be mischievous; to be hurtful; to be harassing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Infest
1. to overrun in large numbers [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Infest
1. 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) Origin: L. Infestare, fr. Infestus disturbed, hostile, troublesome; in in, against + the root of defendere: cf. F. Infester. See Defend. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Infest
Literary usage of Infest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"shire, tending greatly to increase the various settlements of thieves, smugglers,
and deer- stealers, who infest it. In the forest courts the presiding ..."
2. Enquiry Into Plants and Minor Works on Odours and Weather Signs by Theophrastus (1916)
"Of the pests which infest pot-herbs. 8 As for pests,—radish is attacked by
spiders,9 cabbage by caterpillars and grubs, while in lettuce, leek, ..."
3. The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to by Henry Hallam (1876)
"Algerine pirate» had become bold enough to infest the Chun- nel ; and what was
of more serious importance, the Dutch were rapidly acquiring i maritime ..."
4. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"On my first visit to them, more than a score of years ago, the Arabs who infest
their vicinity were by no means as well disciplined as they are to-day. ..."
5. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"On my first visit to them, more than a score of years ago, the Arabs who infest
their vicinity were by no means as well disciplined as they are to-day. ..."
6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... the Phi-pet and the Phi-loc infest the villages; the Phi-huen can be prevented
from entering the houses and insinuating themselves into the bodies of ..."
7. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"... infest their vicinity were by no means as well disciplined as they are to-day.
No sooner had we reached the edge of the desert, than we were SECTION OF ..."
Other Resources:
