Infest and Pursue

Infest

Infest verb - To spread or swarm over in a troublesome manner.
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Synonyms for Infest

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

Pursue

Pursue verb - To go after or on the track of.

Infest and pursue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Infest" instead a verb "Pursue".

Nearby Words: pursuit, pursuance, pursuing, pursuer

Common collocations

people infest people pursue people
route infest route pursue route
enemy infest enemy pursue enemy
humans infest humans pursue humans
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