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parasitize

verb

Etymology

From parasite + -ize.

Definitions

  1. 1

    To live on or in a host organism as a parasite.

  2. 2

    To behave as a parasite more generally.

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Derived

ectoparasitize, hyperparasitize, kleptoparasitize, parasitism, parasitization, parasitizer, superparasitize

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