infest (B1)
verb
Pronunciation: ɪnˈfɛkt
Definition
To introduce a disease or other harmful substance into the body of a person, animal, or plant, causing illness or damage.
Examples
The bacteria can inf the bloodstream if not treated quickly.
Unwashed hands can inf food and spread germs.
The plant's roots were inf by a fungal disease.
How to Use infest
- infect someone (transitive verb)
- To cause an illness or disease in a person or animal. — "The common cold can infect anyone."
- infect something (transitive verb)
- To introduce a harmful substance or agent into an object or system. — "The software was designed to infect computers."
- infect with (prepositional phrase)
- To cause a person, animal, plant, or system to become diseased or contaminated by a specific agent. — "The soil was inf with harmful chemicals."
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