I.to attack, trouble, molest, disturb, infest (mostly post-Aug.).
I. Lit.: “Scylla latus dextrum, laevum Charybdis infestant,” Ov. M. 13, 730: “eas insulas infestari beluis,” Plin. 6, 32, 37, § 205: “morbis,” id. 17, 24, 37, § 216: “mari infestato latrociniis,” Vell. 2, 73: “vulnera et nimius calor et nimium frigus infestant,” Cels. 5, 26, 6 fin.: “hostem,” Front. Strat. 2, 3, 16: “sagittis infestari,” id. ib. 2, 13, 7; Sen. Ep. 71, 18; Lact. Epit. 59, 7.—
II. Transf., in gen., to attack, destroy, injure, impair: “vinum minus infestat nervos,” Plin. 23, 1, 22, § 39: “aloë non infestat stomachum,” id. 27, 4, 5, § 16: “saporem,” id. 15, 23, 25, § 92: “fons amaritudine infestatur,” id. 2, 103, 106, § 228: “rem familiarem,” to impair, Col. 1, 5, 7: “animos,” to destroy, id. 11, 1, 22: “animam,” Sen. Contr. 3, 18, 10.
