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parasitizing

parasitizing is the present participle and gerund 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 parasitizing

What is parasitizing the present participle and gerund of?
Parasitizing is the present participle and gerund of parasitize.

Words near parasitizing in the dictionary

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

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