Word

infest, v.
(infested, infesting, infests)
freq. cnt. 2

invade in great numbers
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

infest overrun

sample sentences

"the roaches infested our kitchen"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

infestation infestation

semantic pointers

hypernym

live on or in a host, as of parasites
<verb.stative>

infest

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

occupy in large numbers or live on a host
<verb.stative>

infest invade overrun

sample sentences

"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

infestation infestation

semantic pointers

hypernym