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• Infertility

  [in-fur-tl or, esp. British, -tahyl] /ɪnˈfɜr tl or, esp. British, -taɪl/ adjective 1. not fertile; unproductive; sterile; barren: infertile soil. /ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl/ adjective 1. not capable of producing offspring; sterile 2. (of land) not productive; barren n. c.1600, from Late Latin infertilitatem (nominative infertilitas), from infertilis (see infertile). adj. 1590s, from French infertile (late 15c.), from […]

• Infest

  [in-fest] /ɪnˈfɛst/ verb (used with object) 1. to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline. 2. to be numerous in, as anything undesirable or troublesome: the cares that infest the day. 3. Archaic. to harass. /ɪnˈfɛst/ verb (transitive) […]

• Infestation

  [in-fe-stey-shuh n] /ˌɪn fɛˈsteɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the act of ; state of being . 2. a harassing or troublesome invasion: an infestation of ants. n. early 15c., from Late Latin infestationem (nominative infestatio) “a troubling, disturbing, molesting,” noun of action from past participle stem of infestare (see infest).

• Infested

  [in-fest] /ɪnˈfɛst/ verb (used with object) 1. to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline. 2. to be numerous in, as anything undesirable or troublesome: the cares that infest the day. 3. Archaic. to harass. /ɪnˈfɛst/ verb (transitive) […]

• Infeudation

  /ˌɪnfjʊˈdeɪʃən/ noun 1. (in feudal society) 2. the granting of tithes to laymen

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