invade (v)
overrun (v)
infest#2 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 42
def occupy in large numbers or live on a host
examples the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North
Frame - 4 Something is ----ing PP
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym inhabit
Derivationally related form infest → infestation; infest → infestation
Derivationally related form invade → invasion
Incoming links
Derivationally related form invasion → invade
Derivationally related form infestation → infest; infestation → infest
Hyponym inhabit

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