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reinfesting

reinfesting is the present participle and gerund of reinfest.

Meaning of reinfest

Verb

reinfest (third-person singular simple present reinfests, present participle reinfesting, simple past and past participle reinfested)

  1. (transitive) To infest again.
    • My attempts at fumigation failed to stop the rats from reinfesting the barn.

Questions about reinfesting

What is reinfesting the present participle and gerund of?
Reinfesting is the present participle and gerund of reinfest.

Words near reinfesting in the dictionary

  1. reinfestant
  2. reinfestants
  3. reinfestation
  4. reinfestations
  5. reinfested
  6. reinfesting
  7. reinfests
  8. reinfibulate
  9. reinfibulation
  10. reinfibulations
  11. reinfiltrate

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