See Also: infest(medicine)
infest(dictionary)
infest(dictionary)

infest (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: infester, from Latin, from infestus 'angry and unfriendly']
if insects, rats etc infest a place, there are a lot of them and they usually cause damage
be infested with sth
::The kitchen was infested with cockroaches.
shark-infested/rat-infested etc
::shark-infested waters
if things or people you do not want infest a place, there are too many of them
::an area infested with holiday homes
-- infestation /7Infe5steIFEn/ n [U and C]