Building up; constructive; -- opposed to destructive.
Mischievous; hurtful; harassing. [Obs.] Spenser.
To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates. To poison vermin that infest his plants. Cowper. These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, love, wi...