English Explanatory Dictionary

parasitize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To live on or in a host organism as a parasite.
  2. To behave as a parasite more generally.

Word forms

parasitize parasitizes parasitizing parasitized parasitise

Etymology

From parasite + -ize.

Synonyms

mooch leech sponge suck

Derived words

ectoparasitize hyperparasitize kleptoparasitize parasitism parasitization parasitizer superparasitize
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