reinfest

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verb

To infest again.

“My attempts at fumigation failed to stop the rats from reinfesting the barn.”

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Meanings

verbreinfest (third-person singular simple present reinfests, present participle reinfesting, simple past and past participle reinfested)

present singular third person reinfests · participle present reinfesting · participle past reinfested · past reinfested

  1. transitiveTo infest again.

    My attempts at fumigation failed to stop the rats from reinfesting the barn.

Origin

From re- + infest.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

infester
Cite this entry
APA

reinfest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinfest

MLA

“reinfest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinfest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reinfest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reinfest.

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