Infest and Occupy

Infest

Infest verb - Invade in great numbers.
Usage example: the roaches infested our kitchen
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Synonyms for Infest

Occupy and infest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Occupy" instead a verb "Infest".

Occupy

Occupy verb - To hold the attention of.

Infest and occupy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Infest" instead a verb "Occupy".

Common collocations

part infest part occupy part
body infest body occupy body
area infest area occupy area
place infest place occupy place
Other words: parts, house, route, universe, earth, world, building, corner, zone, apartment, town, city, humans, bodies, minds, corpses.
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