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infest

(/I/n'f/E/st )

invade in great numbers(verb.motion)

Example:
The roaches infested our kitchen.

Synonym:
overrun

source: wordnet30
occupy in large numbers or live on a host(verb.stative)

Example:
The Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North.

Synonym:
invade, overrun

source: wordnet30
live on or in a host, as of parasites(verb.stative)

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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