in|fes|ta|tion

in|fes|ta|tion
in|fes|ta|tion «IHN fehs TAY shuhn», noun.
1. the action of infesting: »

Ravenous grasshoppers descend on Southwestern rangelands in the worst infestation since World War II (Wall Street Journal).

2. the state of being infested.
3. anything that infests.

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  • man|i|fes|ta|tion — «MAN uh fehs TAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of showing; making manifest. 2. the fact or condition of being manifested. 3. a thing or act that shows or proves: »Entering the burning building was a manifestation of his courage. 4. a public …   Useful english dictionary

  • fes — con·fes·sant; con·fes·sar·i·us; con·fes·sio; con·fes·sion; con·fes·sion·al·ism; con·fes·sion·ist; con·fes·sor; dis·in·fes·tant; dis·in·fes·tor; fes·cen·nine; fes·ta; fes·tal; fes·ti·na·tion; fes·ti·no; fes·tive; fes·tiv·i·ty; fes·ti·vous;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • fes|ti|na|tion — «FEHS tuh NAY shuhn», noun. 1. Medicine. an involuntary hurrying in gait, such as observed in Parkinson s disease and other nervous diseases. 2. Obsolete. haste …   Useful english dictionary

  • man·i·fes·ta·tion — /ˌmænəfəˈsteıʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] formal 1 : a sign that shows something clearly usually + of The first manifestations of her behavior problems occurred soon after she left home. Her work with the poor was a manifestation [=indication] of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|fes´sion|al|i|za´tion — pro|fes|sion|al|ize «pruh FEHSH uh nuh lyz, FEHSH nuh », transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make or become professional. –pro|fes´sion|al|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|fes|sion|al|ize — «pruh FEHSH uh nuh lyz, FEHSH nuh », transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make or become professional. –pro|fes´sion|al|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • infestation — in·fes·ta·tion …   English syllables

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

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