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.
infests
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present tense formof infest (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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English ivy infests millions of trees across the country, killing them by choking, stealing nutrients and adding weight that can be deadly in high winds.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022
It costs $200 to $500 per tree, and must be done as a preventive measure, Graves added, because once a beetle infests a tree, it’s too late.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2021
Here’s the key: During a séance, the vampires are confronted by their dead spirits; one infests a doll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2020
On behalf of myself, at least, I apologize.... for the uninformed judgmentalism that infests our voyeuristic culture...
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2018
This insect infests about a third of Africa, posing a menace to human health and preventing the keeping of livestock in an area of some 4% million square miles of wooded grasslands.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
