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infested definition
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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 -------------- Sense 2 invade, overrun, infest => inhabit, occupy -------------- Sense 3 infest => inhabit, occupy -------------- 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) Overview of adj infested The adj infested has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) infested, overrun, plagued -- ((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") Antonyms of adj infested 1 sense of infested Sense 1 infested, overrun, plagued INDIRECT (VIA troubled) -> untroubled Similarity of adj infested 1 sense of infested Sense 1 infested, overrun, plagued => troubled (vs. untroubled) Attributes of adj infested Familiarity of adj infested infested used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj infested 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) Overview of adj infested The adj infested has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) infested, overrun, plagued -- ((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")
infested definition
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