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parasitizes

parasitizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of parasitize.

Meaning of parasitize

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

Questions about parasitizes

What is parasitizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Parasitizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of parasitize.

Words near parasitizes in the dictionary

  1. parasitizations
  2. parasitize
  3. parasitized
  4. parasitizer
  5. parasitizers
  6. parasitizes
  7. parasitizing
  8. parasitocenoses
  9. parasitocenosis
  10. parasitocidal
  11. parasitofauna

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