Infest vs Destroy - What's the difference?
infest | destroy |
To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers
(pathology, of a parasite) To invade a host plant or animal
To cause destruction.
To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
To put down or euthanize.
(colloquial) To defeat soundly.
(computing) To remove data.
As verbs the difference between infest and destroy
is that infest is to inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers while destroy isto damage beyond use or repair
. As an adjective infest
is (obsolete) mischievous; hurtful; harassing.infest
English
Verb
(en verb)- Insects are infesting my basement!
Synonyms
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* *destroy
English
Verb
To damage beyond use or repair.
- The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
- ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
- ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
- Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
- The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.