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How to pronounce infest in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms invade, overrun
Type of inhabit
Derivation infestation


the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North.
Type Words
Synonyms overrun
Type of invade, occupy
Derivation infestation


the roaches infested our kitchen.
Type Words
Type of inhabit

Examples of infest

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Aphids can infest liquidambar trees, coating objects below with sticky honeydew.
From the sacbee.com
Its creeping root system has already allowed it to infest about 1 million acres.
From the sciencedaily.com
Lice are parasites which infest more than 100 million people worldwide each year.
From the sciencedaily.com
Bedbugs do not infest homes or offices because of a lack of sanitation, she said.
From the thenewstribune.com
More than 500 gangs, with some 80,000 known members, infest Los Angeles County.
From the time.com
More than a dozen beetles will readily infest your home and feed on dried food.
From the sfgate.com
Once onion maggots infest a garden area, they tend to be a problem every year.
From the dispatch.com
We need to get rid of the vast army of useless people who infest this country.
From the guardian.co.uk
Louse species known to infest stoats include Mysidea picae and Polyplax spinulosa.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
  • Invade: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
  • Live on or in a host, as of parasites
  • (infestation) the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
  • (infestation) a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"
  • Infest is the second album by Californian rock band Papa Roach. It was released on April 25, 2000, and became the 20th highest selling album of 2000 in the United States. It was certified triple Platinum in the U.S. on July 18, 2001, and peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart. ...
  • Infest was an influential American hardcore band, formed in September 1986 by Joe Denunzio, Matt Domino, Dave Ring and Chris Clift. They disbanded in 1996.
  • Infest is an annual three day music festival held at the University of Bradford Union in the United Kingdom, featuring alternative electronic music acts from genres including industrial, EBM, futurepop, synthpop and power noise. The event usually takes place on the August bank holiday weekend.
  • (Infestation (2009 film)) Infestation is a 2009 comedy/horror feature film by American writer/director Kyle Rankin. Produced by Mel Gibson's Icon Entertainment and starring Chris Marquette. It was filmed in Bulgaria.