infest

infest teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı: to be mischievous; to be hurtful; to be harassing; to be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or danger; When creatures such as insects or rats infest plants or a place, they are present in large numbers and cause damage. pests like aphids which infest cereal crops. + infested in·fest·ed The prison is infested with rats + -infested -infested the rat-infested slums where the plague flourished. + infestation infestations in·fes·ta·tion The premises were treated for cockroach infestation; invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"; disapproval If you say that people or things you disapprove of or regard as dangerous are infesting a place, you mean that there are large numbers of them in that place. Crime and drugs are infesting the inner cities. = overrun + infested in·fest·ed The road further south was infested with bandits. + -infested -infested the shark-infested waters of the Great Barrier Reef; To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates; Mischievous; hurtful; harassing; occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"; live on or in a host, as of parasites; invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" live on or in a host, as of parasites; {f} overrun in large numbers, swarm in or about in a troublesome manner; invade, harass
infestation: a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"
infestation: High numbers of gypsy moth caterpillars causing widespread defoliation
infestation: The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil
infestation: a troublesome invasion
infestation: An invasion of insects, plants, or animals that disrupts a property’s use or value
infestation: The presence of pests and diseases
infestation: a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers" the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
infestation: A condition in which one or more trees of a stand or group are infected
infestation: The act of infesting or state of being infested; molestation; vexation; annoyance
infestation: The lodging, development, and reproduction of vermin within a defined area
infestation: The living inor on a host by metazoan parasites, for example, an infestation of flies by mites Some authors limit the term "infestation" to cases where the parasite is visible without the use of a microscope
infestation: the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
infestation: {i} act of overrunning in large numbers; invasion, harassment; state of being infested
infestation: Distinct from infection in that it applies specifically to animal parasites of macroscopic size, such as intestinal worms (26)
infestations: plural of infestation
infested: past of infest
infested: (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets
infested: {s} overrun, teeming; repeatedly harassed (as with pests or vermin)
infesting: present participle of infest
infests: third-person singular of infest