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infested

infested is the simple past and past participle of infest.

Meaning of infest

Verb

infest (third-person singular simple present infests, present participle infesting, simple past and past participle infested)

  1. (transitive) To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers; to plague, harass.
    • Insects are infesting my basement!
  2. To invade a host plant or animal.

See all 4 meanings of infest

Adjective

infested (comparative more infested, superlative most infested)

  1. that has undergone an infestation

Forms of infested

comparativemore infested
superlativemost infested

Words formed from infested

Questions about infested

What does infested mean?
Infested means that has undergone an infestation.
What is infested the simple past and past participle of?
Infested is the simple past and past participle of infest.
What part of speech is infested?
Infested is an adjective.

Words near infested in the dictionary

  1. infest
  2. infestant
  3. infestants
  4. infestation
  5. infestations
  6. infested
  7. infester
  8. infesters
  9. infesteth
  10. infestin
  11. infesting

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