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parasited

parasited is the simple past and past participle of parasite.

Meaning of parasite

Verb

parasite (third-person singular simple present parasites, present participle parasiting, simple past and past participle parasited)

  1. (rare) To parasitize.
    • ... parasiting upon her husband, taking everything and giving nothing in return, this woman had brought her husband to a condition of serious ill health because of his grief, anxiety, and despair over her failure.1921, Margaret J. Hamilton, Mental Hygiene and the Parasite, page 19

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Questions about parasited

What is parasited the simple past and past participle of?
Parasited is the simple past and past participle of parasite.

Words near parasited in the dictionary

  1. parasitation
  2. parasitations
  3. parasite
  4. parasite aircraft
  5. parasite aircrafts
  6. parasited
  7. parasitelike
  8. parasitemia
  9. parasitemias
  10. parasitemic
  11. parasitengone

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