Polyglot Dictionary

infestar

/imfesˈtaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
infesto
preterite (yo)
infesté
past participle
infestado

Meaning

  1. to infest

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

plagar

infestar and plagar are close synonyms for "to infest"; plagar is also used figuratively, "to plague" with problems.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

infestar

infestar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to infest."

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