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infests

infests is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

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Questions about infests

What is infests the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Infests is the third-person singular simple present indicative of infest.

Words near infests in the dictionary

  1. infestious
  2. infestive
  3. infestivity
  4. infestment
  5. infestments
  6. infests
  7. infestuous
  8. infeudate
  9. infeudated
  10. infeudates
  11. infeudating

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