"empest" meaning in All languages combined

See empest on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: empests [present, singular, third-person], empesting [participle, present], empested [participle, past], empested [past]
Etymology: em- + pest Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|em|pest}} em- + pest Head templates: {{en-verb}} empest (third-person singular simple present empests, present participle empesting, simple past and past participle empested)
  1. To infect
    Sense id: en-empest-en-verb-E9slqjk2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with em-

Inflected forms

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