In·fest, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infested; p. pr. & vb. n. Infesting.] To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates.
To poison vermin that infest his plants. --Cowper.
These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life. --Addison.
And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away. --Longfellow.
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infested
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: overrun, plagued]