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.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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I know that you are worried that one morning you will wake up and they will have infested your house, too.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2023