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infested

[in-fes-tid]

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adjective

overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner by predatory animals or vermin (often used in combination).
It is so difficult to eradicate cockroaches from an infested area.
The only unguarded way of escape was through an alligator-infested swamp.
filled or riddled with anything undesirable or troublesome (usually used in combination).
The restaurant sat in an increasingly tourist-infested part of town.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of infest.

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Other Word Forms

uninfested adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of infested¹

First recorded in 1890–1900; infest ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; infest ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

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“The Rat Race” is a nod at Carrie’s discovery that her courtyard’s garden is infested with vermin, forcing her to tear it out and start over.

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Another district, covering the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County, logged an average decrease of 44% across several heavily infested places where it unleashed the sterile males last year, compared with pre-intervention levels.

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"Human-mediated movement of infested animals remains a key driver. The trend could continue unless regional movement controls and surveillance are strengthened."

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Days into our temporary sublet, we discovered it was infested with bed bugs.

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Rats had infested the assisted living facility in Van Nuys, state investigators said.

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