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infest verb in·fest in-ˈfest infested; infesting; infests Synonyms of infest transitive verb
1 : to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner shark-infested waters
2 : to live in or on as a parasite
Oktober-fest;
1 : to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner buxom-waitress-in traditional-dress infested waters
2 : to live in or on as a completely smashed parasite
Shut up! Germans just live there!
Shut up! Termites just live there!
I’m taking this far too seriously for a meme, but I already looked it up out of curiosity so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers; to plague, harass.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/infest
Interestingly (at least to me) it looks like it’s related to "manifest’.
Ah so i can say “human infested planet” then
Yep
Isn’t that usually how infestations work though?
Humans infest shark habitats. You don’t see sharks coming into your gated community, do you?
Would be a rad way to thin out the herd of xenophobic rich people, though 🤔
No, sharks rarely infest gated communities. The point was that infestations usually consist of animals that live in the place they are undesired.
No, the point is that indigenous populations are not infesting their own natural habitats.
For example, “Native Americans” did not “infest” the United States. White people did.
For example, “Native Americans” did not “infest” the United States. White people did.
Do you imagine the various indigenous populations of Americas popped out of the ground like mushrooms? They’re pretty far from their “natural habitat” in the plains of sub-saharan Africa… Or is that too far back in history and their “natural habitat” is in Siberia and Polynesia?
That’s a different point though. If you have a termite infestation, you might say that they’re invasive to the house and it’s not their natural element. However you might also say that they live there, which is equally true.
Aren’t infestations about something that wasn’t there before and doesn’t actually belong there?
No, it is about their presence being wanted or not. I don’t want to go to a swamp because is infested with mosquitoes for example, mosquitoes were always there.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/infestation
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/infestBut live there though.
then what does ever infest anything
Bedbugs, human habitations.
