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infest definition

infest


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  infest 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  infest 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  infest 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  infest 
 
  3  senses  of  infest 
 
  Sense  1 
  infest,  overrun 
  =>  invade,  occupy 
 
  Sense  2 
  invade,  overrun,  infest 
  =>  inhabit,  occupy 
 
  Sense  3 
  infest 
  =>  inhabit,  occupy 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  infest 
 
  infest  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  infest 
 
  Sense  1 
  infest,  overrun 
  =>  invade,  occupy 
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  Sense  2 
  invade,  overrun,  infest 
  =>  inhabit,  occupy 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  infest 
  =>  inhabit,  occupy 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  infest 
  infestation 
 
  Overview  of  verb  infest 
 
  The  verb  infest  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  infest,  overrun  --  (invade  in  great  numbers,  as  of  pests) 
  2.  invade,  overrun,  infest  --  (occupy  in  large  numbers  or  live  on  a  host;  "cockroaches  invaded  my  kitchen";  "Ants  overran  the  picnic  table";  "the  Kudzu  plant  infests  muchof  the  South"  and  is  spreading  to  the  North") 
  3.  infest  --  (live  on  or  in  a  host,  as  of  parasites) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  infest 
  infested 
 
  Overview  of  verb  infest 
 
  The  verb  infest  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  infest,  overrun  --  (invade  in  great  numbers,  as  of  pests) 
  2.  invade,  overrun,  infest  --  (occupy  in  large  numbers  or  live  on  a  host;  "cockroaches  invaded  my  kitchen";  "Ants  overran  the  picnic  table";  "the  Kudzu  plant  infests  muchof  the  South"  and  is  spreading  to  the  North") 
  3.  infest  --  (live  on  or  in  a  host,  as  of  parasites) 



infest definition