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Infest

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overrunverb(transitive) To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.

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overrunverb(transitive) To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
beleaguerverbTo vex, harass, or beset.
perplexverb(transitive) To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
festernoun(pathology) A sore or an ulcer of the skin.
pesterverb(transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
cursenounA prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
swarmnounA large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
bedevilverbTo harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
befloodverb(transitive) To flood around or about; flood all over; inundate.
fillverb(transitive, ergative) To make full
beworryverb(transitive) To fill with worry; cause to be worried; beset with cares; trouble; vex; harass.
behedgeverb(transitive) To hedge about; surround with or as with a hedge.
inundateverbTo overwhelm.
besiegeverb(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
throngnounA group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
empeopleverb(obsolete, transitive) To fill with people; to populate.
impregnateverb(transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
coinhabitverbTo inhabit together
coinfectTo infect jointly.
terrorizeverbTo fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.

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