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Infest

verb

(past & past part. infested; pres. part. infesting)

Invade in great numbers. Synonym: overrun.

Occupy in large numbers or live on a host. Synonyms: invade, overrun.

Live on or in a host, as of parasites.

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... the weeds that infest the human garden snobbishness, the commonest, is the most prolific, and it is a mighty cross breeder, too—modifying every flower in the garden, changing colors from rich to glaring, changing odors from perfumes to sickening-sweet or to stenches. The ...

— The Conflict • David Graham Phillips

... fomenter of discord being found guilty, he was banished from the blest abodes; ordered to be a retainer of Ceres and Bacchus on earth; and doomed to have his wings stripped of their feathers, that he might not again infest the confines ...

— The Mysteries of All Nations • James Grant

... bee-keepers are probably aware how many insect parasites infest the Honey bee. In our own literature we hear almost nothing of this subject, but in Europe much has been written on bee parasites. From Dr. Edward Assmuss' little work on the "Parasites of the Honey Bee," we glean some of the facts now presented, and which cannot ...

— Our Common Insects - A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, - Gardens and Houses • Alpheus Spring Packard

... time, Kutusoff forbore to attack the sore-stricken host; but, early in November, the Russian horse began to infest the line of march, and at Viasma their gathering forces were barely held off: had Kutusoff aided his lieutenants, he might ...

— The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) • John Holland Rose

... and we must come to the point,' said I. 'We want your advice as to the weak points of yonder Abbey, and concerning the habits of the rascals who infest it.' ...

— The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard • Arthur Conan Doyle

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