infest

Verbs

  • (v) invade in great numbers
    • the roaches infested our kitchen
    overrun,
  • (v) occupy in large numbers or live on a host
    • the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
    overrun, invade,
  • (v) live on or in a host, as of parasites

Synonyms

overrun invade

Words of close approximity

infer
infect
infestation