The word infested is an inflected form of the word 'infest' which, as a transitive verb means to inhabit or to be overrun in numbers or in quantities that are great enough to be threatening, harmful, or obnoxious. The term could also mean living as a parasite on in or.
The term infested is often followed by the word `with' or they are used in combination. It would thus be used to mean troubled by or invade by in large numbers. Synonyms for the same in this cause would include the terms overrun, plagued.
The term infested has its roots in the Middle English word infesten, meaning to distress; from Old French word infester; from the Latin word infester; from the word infestus, meaning hostile. The noun forms of the word infested are infestation, infestant and infester.
The term infested is often followed by the word `with' or they are used in combination. It would thus be used to mean troubled by or invade by in large numbers. Synonyms for the same in this cause would include the terms overrun, plagued.
The term infested has its roots in the Middle English word infesten, meaning to distress; from Old French word infester; from the Latin word infester; from the word infestus, meaning hostile. The noun forms of the word infested are infestation, infestant and infester.
