infest
verb (used with object)
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do.
has infested
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present perfectof infest (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The country club atmosphere that has infested the athletic department isn’t indicative of the faculty and student body I interact with regularly outside of Heritage Hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2019
The current outbreak is not near any of the salmon farms that dot southern Chile’s coastline but has infested sections of the shipping lanes used by producers, the government’s Sernapesca fisheries body said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2017
It has infested every paper and conference, and formed a living, writhing barrier to new drugs on their way to clinical trials.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2011
Another creeping interloper is the Brazilian pepper, which has infested over 700,000 acres of public and private lands.
From Reuters ● May 13, 2011
That fascination has infested me today like the wood-eating bugs that slowly lay waste to our house.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
