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infestinfest /ɪnˈfɛst/ verb [transitive usually passive] ETYMOLOGYinfestOrigin: 1500-1600 French infester, from Latin, from infestus angry and unfriendly VERB TABLEinfest |
Present | I, you, we, they | infest | | he, she, it | infests | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | infested | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have infested | | he, she, it | has infested | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had infested | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will infest | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have infested |
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Present | I | am infesting | | he, she, it | is infesting | | you, we, they | are infesting | Past | I, he, she, it | was infesting | | you, we, they | were infesting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been infesting | | he, she, it | has been infesting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been infesting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be infesting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been infesting |
if insects, rats, etc. infest a place, they are there in large numbers and usually cause damage: be infested with something The kitchen was infested with cockroaches. [Origin: 1500–1600 French infester, from Latin, from infestus angry and unfriendly]—infestation /ˌɪnfɛˈsteɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |