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Adjective infested has 1 sense

infested, overrun, plagued - (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets"
Antonym: untroubled (indirect, via troubled)

Verb infest has 3 senses

infest, overrun - invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
--₁ is one way to invade, occupy

Derived forms: noun infestation₁, noun infestation₂
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
invade, overrun, infest - occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
--₂ is one way to inhabit, occupy

Derived forms: noun infestation₁, noun infestation₂
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something
infest - live on or in a host, as of parasites
--₃ is one way to inhabit, occupy
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP