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<hw>In*fest"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Infested</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Infesting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>infestare</ets>, fr. <ets>infestus</ets> disturbed, hostile, troublesome; <ets>in</ets> in, against + the root of <ets>defendere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infester</ets>. See <er>Defend</er>.]</ety> <def>To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; <as>as, fleas <ex>infest</ex> dogs and cats; a sea <ex>infested</ex> with pirates.</as></def>

<blockquote>To poison vermin that <b>infest</b> his plants. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, love, with the like cares and passions that <b>infest</b> human life. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>And the cares, that <b>infest</b> the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Infesttation</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In`fest*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>infestatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>infestation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of infesting or state of being infested; molestation; vexation; annoyance.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<blockquote>Free from the <b>infestation</b> of enemies. <i>Donne.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Infester</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In*fest"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, infests.</def>

<h1>Infestive</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In*fest"ive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>infestivus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Festive</er>.]</ety> <def>Having no mirth; not festive or merry; dull; cheerless; gloomy; forlorn.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Infestivity</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In`fes*tiv"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Want of festivity, cheerfulness, or mirth; dullness; cheerlessness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Infestuous</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In*fes"tu*ous</hw> <tt>(?; 135)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>infestus</ets>. See <er>Infest</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>Mischievous; harmful; dangerous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "<i>Infestuous</i> as serpents."

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Infeudation</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In`feu*da"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>infeudatio</ets>, fr. <ets>infeudare</ets> to enfeoff: cf. F. <ets>inf\'82odation</ets>. See <er>Feud</er> a fief.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The act of putting one in possession of an estate in fee.</def>

<i>Sir M. Hale.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The granting of tithes to laymen.</def>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<h1>Infibulation</h1> <Xpage=759>

<hw>In*fib`u*la"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>infibulare</ets>, <ets>infibulatum</ets>, to clasp, buckle, or button together; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>fibula</ets> clasp, buckle: cf. F. <ets>infibulation</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of clasping, or fastening, as with a buckle or padlock.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The act of attaching a ring, clasp, or frame, to the genital organs in such a manner as to prevent copulation.</def>

<h1>Infidel</h1> <Xpage=759>