infest

/ˌɪnfˈɛst/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. invade in great numbers
   “the roaches infested our kitchen”
2. occupy in large numbers or live on a host
   “the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North”
3. live on or in a host, as of parasites

Synonyms for infest

• overrun
• invade

Words that rhyme with infest

• rest
• test
• digest
• west
• best
• nest
• breast
• crest
• northwest
• quest
• southwest
• vest
• arrest
• blessed
• protest
• invest
• manifest
• request
• attest
• chest
• distressed
• divest
• dressed
• guest
• jest
• pest
• suggest
• compressed
• depressed
• professed