Meanings
verbimpest (third-person singular simple present impests, present participle impesting, simple past and past participle impested)
present singular third person impests · participle present impesting · participle past impested · past impested
- obsoletetransitiveTo afflict with pestilence, in most cases the bubonic plague.
- figurativelyobsoleteTo plague
Origin
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impest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impest
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“impest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impest. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impest.
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