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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plague \Plague\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plagued}; p. pr & vb n.
{Plaguing}.]
1. To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural
evil of any kind
Thus were they plagued And worn with famine.
--Milton.
2. Fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass.
She will plague the man that loves her most
--Spenser.
Syn: To vex; torment; distress; afflict; harass; annoy;
tease; tantalize; trouble; molest; embarrass; perplex.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
plagued
adj : (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled
by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters
infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the
locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets"
[syn: {infested}, {overrun}]
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