Infest
verb
To live in or overwhelm a place in an unwanted and harmful way, often referred to pests, parasites or diseases.
The house was infested with cockroaches.
Often appears as...
- rats infest the building
- infest the area
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Disapproving
verb
To affect or bother in a persistent and negative way.
Bad dreams infested her sleep.
Often appears as...
- infest my mind
- infest with doubts
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To live in or overwhelm a place in an unwanted and harmful way, often referred to pests, parasites or diseases.
The house was infested with cockroaches.
Often appears as...
- rats infest the building
- infest the area
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To affect or bother in a persistent and negative way.
Bad dreams infested her sleep.
Often appears as...
- infest my mind
- infest with doubts
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Infest usually implies a situation is serious and the creatures or things are causing harm.
The lake was infested with harmful algae.
Pro Tip 2/3Large Numbers
Use 'infest' when there are many pests or unwanted things, not just one or a few.
The old barn was infested with bats.
Pro Tip 3/3Undesirable Presence
'Infest' is used when the creatures or things are unwelcome and usually difficult to remove.
The park has been infested with invasive species.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Infest usually implies a situation is serious and the creatures or things are causing harm.
The lake was infested with harmful algae.
Pro Tip 2/3Large Numbers
Use 'infest' when there are many pests or unwanted things, not just one or a few.
The old barn was infested with bats.
Pro Tip 3/3Undesirable Presence
'Infest' is used when the creatures or things are unwelcome and usually difficult to remove.
The park has been infested with invasive species.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Infest usually implies a situation is serious and the creatures or things are causing harm.
The lake was infested with harmful algae.
Pro Tip 2/3Large Numbers
Use 'infest' when there are many pests or unwanted things, not just one or a few.
The old barn was infested with bats.
Pro Tip 3/3Undesirable Presence
'Infest' is used when the creatures or things are unwelcome and usually difficult to remove.
The park has been infested with invasive species.
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Hadyn Parry: Re-engineeri...
and if that clear water is near freight, it's near a port, if it's anywhere near transport, those eggs will then get transported around the world. And that's what's happened. Mankind has transported these eggs all the way around the world, and these insects have infested over 100 countries,
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Turtle-Cam Shows...
waters allow the seiner bacteria to grow and bloom all the crust of seagrass beds green turtles have long been thought to be the vegetarians in a turtle world but that fireweed infest the local salad bar such a veggie loving turtle to do to
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He Grew Up on the...
lifestyle that we grew up in GM build the neighborhood and they left it kind of left my generation from like we were cheated because it was gang infested the whole crack epidemic popped off and then our houses was condemned or either just
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Safari Live - Day 226 PIPE...
to do is to quench their thirst then an important decision has to be made who will commit himself over so fast to come across this river that is infested by crocodiles migration or crossing of the Muriwai is always done by either zebras
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Do we really need...
that rapidly infested this staple crop. The effect was devastating. One million people died of famine, and over a million more were forced to leave Ireland. Nowadays, we avoid such agricultural catastrophes with the help of pesticides.
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A Tiny Beetle Is...
pine beetles that are in that tree have the ability to infest another seven to ten trees for every infested tree that we're cutting down we are protecting those entities when pine beetles begin attacking the tree they start emitting
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Best Of Oceans PIPE BBC...
would become infested with parasites compromising their health this is the first time that such behavior has been seen at depth in Galapagos like it's sort of it in another world right now it doesn't it doesn't seem
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Weirdest Animal...
would become infested with parasites compromising their health this is the first time that such behavior has been seen at depth in Galapagos like it's sort of it in another world right now it doesn't it doesn't seem
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The impact of Simón...
seven times as large and Spanish an astonishing geographic diversity from crocodile infested jungles to the snow-capped Andes moreover bolivars war could not have been won without the aid
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Rare Footage of Ocean...
would become infested with parasites compromising their health this is the first time that such behavior has been seen at depth in Galapagos like it's sort of it in another world
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Hadyn Parry: Re-engineeri...
and if that clear water is near freight, it's near a port, if it's anywhere near transport, those eggs will then get transported around the world. And that's what's happened. Mankind has transported these eggs all the way around the world, and these insects have infested over 100 countries,
Video examples
Turtle-Cam Shows...
waters allow the seiner bacteria to grow and bloom all the crust of seagrass beds green turtles have long been thought to be the vegetarians in a turtle world but that fireweed infest the local salad bar such a veggie loving turtle to do to
Video examples
He Grew Up on the...
lifestyle that we grew up in GM build the neighborhood and they left it kind of left my generation from like we were cheated because it was gang infested the whole crack epidemic popped off and then our houses was condemned or either just
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Safari Live - Day 226 PIPE...
to do is to quench their thirst then an important decision has to be made who will commit himself over so fast to come across this river that is infested by crocodiles migration or crossing of the Muriwai is always done by either zebras
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Do we really need...
that rapidly infested this staple crop. The effect was devastating. One million people died of famine, and over a million more were forced to leave Ireland. Nowadays, we avoid such agricultural catastrophes with the help of pesticides.
Video examples
A Tiny Beetle Is...
pine beetles that are in that tree have the ability to infest another seven to ten trees for every infested tree that we're cutting down we are protecting those entities when pine beetles begin attacking the tree they start emitting
Video examples
Best Of Oceans PIPE BBC...
would become infested with parasites compromising their health this is the first time that such behavior has been seen at depth in Galapagos like it's sort of it in another world right now it doesn't it doesn't seem
Video examples
Weirdest Animal...
would become infested with parasites compromising their health this is the first time that such behavior has been seen at depth in Galapagos like it's sort of it in another world right now it doesn't it doesn't seem
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The impact of Simón...
seven times as large and Spanish an astonishing geographic diversity from crocodile infested jungles to the snow-capped Andes moreover bolivars war could not have been won without the aid
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Rare Footage of Ocean...
would become infested with parasites compromising their health this is the first time that such behavior has been seen at depth in Galapagos like it's sort of it in another world
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Elizabeth Debicki
Australian Actress
Majorca is this destination where, you know, you have a lot of money, but you want to go somewhere quite exclusive. And the culture of the island is still traditionally Spanish. It hasn't been infested by tourists. I think, in the '20s or something, an extremely wealthy person built this little kingdom of villas.
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Seth Shostak
American Scientist
You may not see massive UFO exhibits at your local science museum, but there's no dearth of saucer stories infesting my email. Every day, I receive several reports of alien sightings, extraterrestrial plans for Earth, and agitated screeds about the reluctance of scientists to take the whole subject seriously.
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Mick Cornett
American Politician
I've never seen a tornado and I've lived in Oklahoma City basically my whole life. It's not like we're infested with them on a continual basis. But you learn to live with the warnings. And you learn what to do if one is coming your way. And then you cross your fingers and make the best judgments you can.
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Paul Young
English Singer
I flew to Malaga once and instead of going left to Marbella, turned right and went to Nerja. I wanted to get as far away from the British as possible, which is tough to do in Spain, but Nerja is slightly less infested and I loved the local culture there and the food.
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David Ogilvy
English Businessman
Advertising is a business of words, but advertising agencies are infested with men and women who cannot write. They cannot write advertisements, and they cannot write plans. They are helpless as deaf mutes on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.
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Tim Cahill
American Writer
In my life outdoors, I've observed that animals of almost any variety will stand in a windy place rather than in a protected, windless area infested with biting insects. They would rather be annoyed by the wind than bitten.
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Meriwether Lewis
American Explorer
A clear cold morning with high wind: we caught in a trap a large gray wolf, and last night obtained in the same way a fox who had for some time infested the neighbourhood of the fort.
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Terence McKenna
American Writer
What is unusual about Earth is that language, literally, has become alive. It has infested matter. It is replicating and defining and building itself. And it is in us.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
One thing that writers have in common is that they are readers first. They have read lots and lots of stuff, because they're just infested with lots of stuff.
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Ted Nugent
American Singer
The government is so out of control. It is so bloated and infested with fraud and deceit and corruption and abuse of power.
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Elizabeth Debicki
Australian Actress
Majorca is this destination where, you know, you have a lot of money, but you want to go somewhere quite exclusive. And the culture of the island is still traditionally Spanish. It hasn't been infested by tourists. I think, in the '20s or something, an extremely wealthy person built this little kingdom of villas.
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Seth Shostak
American Scientist
You may not see massive UFO exhibits at your local science museum, but there's no dearth of saucer stories infesting my email. Every day, I receive several reports of alien sightings, extraterrestrial plans for Earth, and agitated screeds about the reluctance of scientists to take the whole subject seriously.
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Mick Cornett
American Politician
I've never seen a tornado and I've lived in Oklahoma City basically my whole life. It's not like we're infested with them on a continual basis. But you learn to live with the warnings. And you learn what to do if one is coming your way. And then you cross your fingers and make the best judgments you can.
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Paul Young
English Singer
I flew to Malaga once and instead of going left to Marbella, turned right and went to Nerja. I wanted to get as far away from the British as possible, which is tough to do in Spain, but Nerja is slightly less infested and I loved the local culture there and the food.
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David Ogilvy
English Businessman
Advertising is a business of words, but advertising agencies are infested with men and women who cannot write. They cannot write advertisements, and they cannot write plans. They are helpless as deaf mutes on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.
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Tim Cahill
American Writer
In my life outdoors, I've observed that animals of almost any variety will stand in a windy place rather than in a protected, windless area infested with biting insects. They would rather be annoyed by the wind than bitten.
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Meriwether Lewis
American Explorer
A clear cold morning with high wind: we caught in a trap a large gray wolf, and last night obtained in the same way a fox who had for some time infested the neighbourhood of the fort.
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Terence McKenna
American Writer
What is unusual about Earth is that language, literally, has become alive. It has infested matter. It is replicating and defining and building itself. And it is in us.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
One thing that writers have in common is that they are readers first. They have read lots and lots of stuff, because they're just infested with lots of stuff.
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Ted Nugent
American Singer
The government is so out of control. It is so bloated and infested with fraud and deceit and corruption and abuse of power.
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