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parasitize

parasitize verb: to live on or in a host organism as a parasite.

Verb

parasitize (third-person singular simple present parasitizes, present participle parasitizing, simple past and past participle parasitized)

  1. To live on or in a host organism as a parasite.
  2. To behave as a parasite more generally.
    Synonyms:
    mooch, leech, sponge, suck

parasitize meaning in Vietnamese

parasitize in Vietnamese

live off a host
kí sinh

Synonyms of parasitize

Forms of parasitize

third-person singular presentparasitizes
present participleparasitizing
past participleparasitized
pastparasitized
alternative UKparasitise

Origin of parasitize

From parasite + -ize.

Words formed from parasitize

Questions about parasitize

What does parasitize mean?
Parasitize means to live on or in a host organism as a parasite.
What is parasitize in Vietnamese?
Parasitize in Vietnamese is kí sinh. See Parasitize meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is parasitize?
Parasitize is a verb.
What is the past tense of parasitize?
The past tense of parasitize is parasitized.

Words near parasitize in the dictionary

  1. parasitism
  2. parasitisms
  3. parasitistatic
  4. parasitization
  5. parasitizations
  6. parasitize
  7. parasitized
  8. parasitizer
  9. parasitizers
  10. parasitizes
  11. parasitizing

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