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par⋅a⋅si⋅tize

[par-uh-si-tahyz, -sahy-]
–verb (used with object), -tized, -tiz⋅ing.
to live on (a host) as a parasite.
Also, especially British, par⋅a⋅si⋅tise.


Origin:
1885–90; parasite + -ize
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Main Entry: par·a·sit·ize
Variant: also British par·a·sit·ise /-s&-"tIz, -"sIt-"Iz/
Function: transitiveverb
Inflected Forms: -ized also British -ised; -iz·ing also British -is·ing
: to infest or live on or with as aparasite —par·a·sit·iza·tion also British par·a·sit·isa·tion /"par-&-s&t-&-'zA-sh&n,-"sIt-/ noun
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parasitize par·a·sit·ize (pār'ə-sĭ-tīz', -sī-)
v. par·a·sit·ized, par·a·sit·iz·ing, par·a·sit·iz·es
To live on or in a host as a parasite.

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