Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb infest

3 senses of infest

Sense 1
infest, overrun -- (invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen")
       => invade, occupy -- (march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939")

Sense 2
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")
       => inhabit -- (be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house")

Sense 3
infest -- (live on or in a host, as of parasites)
       => inhabit -- (be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house")