vverb.motioninvade in great numbersSynset:overrun
Examples:- the roaches infested our kitchen
Derivationally Related Form:infestation
Hypernyms:invade occupy
Inherited Hypernyms:infestinvadeattackcontend
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.stativeoccupy in large numbers or live on a hostSynset:invade overrun
Examples:- the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
Derivationally Related Form:infestationinvasion
Hypernyms:inhabit
Inherited Hypernyms:invadeinhabitbe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.stativelive on or in a host, as of parasitesHypernyms:inhabit
Inherited Hypernyms:infestinhabitbe
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP