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preinfest

preinfest verb: to infest with one organism before a reinfestation with another.

Verb

preinfest (third-person singular simple present preinfests, present participle preinfesting, simple past and past participle preinfested)

  1. (transitive) To infest with one organism before a reinfestation with another.

Forms of preinfest

third-person singular presentpreinfests
present participlepreinfesting
past participlepreinfested
pastpreinfested

Origin of preinfest

From pre- + infest.

Questions about preinfest

What does preinfest mean?
Preinfest means to infest with one organism before a reinfestation with another.
What part of speech is preinfest?
Preinfest is a verb.
What is the past tense of preinfest?
The past tense of preinfest is preinfested.

Words near preinfest in the dictionary

  1. preinfection
  2. preinfectional
  3. preinfections
  4. preinfectious
  5. preinfective
  6. preinfest
  7. preinfestation
  8. preinfestations
  9. preinfested
  10. preinfiltration
  11. preinflammatory

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