Infest

/ɪnˈfɛst/

Synonyms for "infest" (33 found)

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Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)

Related words (16)

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cockroach infestationcriminal infestationmisinformation infestationrodent infestationrumor infestationtermite infestation

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infestation rateinfested areapest infestationrodent infestationtermite infestation

Inflections

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Invasive pests include European rabbits, which infest two-thirds of Australia, feral cats, pigs, foxes and cane toads.

Source: tatoeba (10532177)

If a basement is damp, mosquitoes infest it.

Source: tatoeba (10704129)

The beetles, which are known to infest all kinds of seeds and beans, spoiled most of the seeds left exposed on the forest floor.

Source: tatoeba (11980574)

Insects are infesting my basement!

Source: wiktionary

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