empest en · VERB
Etymology
From em- + pest.
Meanings
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To infect
It is unfortunate that when two or three are gathered together in God's name... it is altogether deplorable that they should necessarily empest the air.
1923, Aldous Huxley, Antic Hay:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| empests | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| empested | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| empested | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| empesting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |