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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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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