infest (v.)

  1. invade in great numbers; the roaches infested our kitchen

    [ Syn: overrun ]

  2. occupy in large numbers or live on a host; the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North

    [ Syn: invade , overrun ]

  3. live on or in a host, as of parasites

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