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pester
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[ˈpɛstə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions
(e.g: she constantly pestered him with telephone calls)
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Origin
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mid 16th century (in the senses ‘overcrowd (a place)’ and ‘impede (a person)’): from French empestrer ‘encumber’, influenced by pest. The current sense is an extension of an earlier use, ‘infest’, referring to vermin
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