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INFESTS Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word infests. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word infests. (close relations)
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infiltrates
verbv
verb

• cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices

• enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members

• pass into or through by filtering or permeating

• pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict

invades
verbv
verb

• march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

• to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

• occupy in large numbers or live on a host

• penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way

occupies
verbv
verb

• keep busy with

• live (in a certain place)

• occupy the whole of

• be on the mind of

• march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

• require (time or space)

• consume all of one's attention or time

• assume, as of positions or roles

overwhelms
verbv
verb

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• charge someone with too many tasks

• cover completely or make imperceptible

• overcome by superior force

pervades
verbv
verb

• spread or diffuse through

swarms
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a moving crowd

• a group of many things in the air or on the ground

verb

• be teeming, be abuzz

• move in large numbers

overrun
verb, nounv, n
noun

• too much production or more than expected

verb

• invade in great numbers

• occupy in large numbers or live on a host

• flow or run over (a limit or brim)

• seize the position of and defeat

• run beyond or past

invade
verbv
verb

• march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

• to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

• occupy in large numbers or live on a host

• penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way

plague
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

• any epidemic disease with a high death rate

• a swarm of insects that attack plants

• any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)

• an annoyance

verb

• cause to suffer a blight

• annoy continually or chronically

Best Hypernyms For INFESTS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for infests, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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inhabit invade occupy
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