infest

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verb

1. invade in great numbers (Freq. 2)
- the roaches infested our kitchen
• Syn:
overrun
• Derivationally related forms:
infestation
• Hypernyms:
invade, occupy
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. occupy in large numbers or live on a host
- the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
• Syn:
invade, overrun
• Derivationally related forms:
infestation, invasion (for: invade)
• Hypernyms:
inhabit
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Something ----s something
3. live on or in a host, as of parasites
• Hypernyms:
inhabit
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  invade, overrun