empest
transitive verb
em·pest
| \ ə̇m, em+ \
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of empest
: to infect with or as if with a contagion
sleeping in an empested atmosphere— Aldous Huxley
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“Empest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empest. Accessed 25 May. 2022.
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The first known use of empest was circa 1617
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