1. Invade in great numbers
   "the roaches infested our kitchen"
   - overrun 
2. Occupy in large numbers or live on a host
   "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
   - invade, overrun 
3. Live on or in a host, as of parasites

Derived forms: infesting, infests, infested

See also: infestation

Type of: inhabit, invade, occupy

Encyclopedia: Infest

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