Meanings
verbempest (third-person singular simple present empests, present participle empesting, simple past and past participle empested)
present singular third person empests · participle present empesting · participle past empested · past empested
- To infect
It is unfortunate that when two or three are gathered together in God's name... it is altogether deplorable that they should necessarily empest the air.
1923, Aldous Huxley, Antic Hay
Origin
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APA
empest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empest
MLA
“empest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empest. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empest.
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