'Infest' definitions:
Definition of 'infest'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Infest'
From: GCIDE
- Infest \In*fest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infested; p. pr. & vb. n. Infesting.] [L. infestare, fr. infestus disturbed, hostile, troublesome; in in, against + the root of defendere: cf. F. infester. See Defend.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- To poison vermin that infest his plants. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Infest'
From: GCIDE
- Infest \In*fest"\, a. [L. infestus. See Infest, v. t.] Mischievous; hurtful; harassing. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'infest'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beset,
- crawl with,
- creep with,
- flood,
- infiltrate,
- inundate,
- invade,
- overrun,
- overspread,
- overswarm,
- penetrate,
- permeate,
- pervade,
- plague,
- ravage,
- swarm,
- swarm over,
- swarm with