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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Infest \In*fest"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Infested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infesting}.] [L. infestare, fr. infestus disturbed, hostile, troublesome; in in, against + the root of defendere: cf. F. infester. See {Defend}.] 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
infested
adjective: (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}]
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