WordCmp.com

inhabit vs infest

infest vs inhabit

inhabit and infest both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inhabit No No Yes No
infest No No Yes No
As verbs, infest is a hyponym of inhabit; that is, infest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inhabit:
  • inhabit: be present in
  • infest: live on or in a host, as of parasites
Other hyponyms of inhabit include invade, overrun.
inhabit (verb) infest (verb)
be an inhabitant of or reside in invade in great numbers
be present in live on or in a host, as of parasites
exist or be situated within occupy in large numbers or live on a host
Difference between inhabit and infest

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.