parasitize

English

Alternative forms

parasitise (UK)

Etymology

Verb

parasitize (third-person singular simple present parasitizes, present participle parasitizing, simple past and past participle parasitized)

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

Derived terms

Translations

live off a host

Afrikaans: parasiteer
Belarusian: паразітава́ць impf, pf (parazitavácʹ)
Dutch: parasiteren (nl)
Finnish: loisia (fi), olla loisena
French: parasiter (fr)
German: parasitieren
Hungarian: élősködik (hu)

Polish: pasożytować
Portuguese: parasitar (pt)
Russian: паразити́ровать (ru) impf, pf (parazitírovatʹ)
Swedish: parasitera (sv)
Ukrainian: паразитува́ти impf, pf (parazytuváty)
Yiddish: פּאַראַזיטירן‎‎ (parazitirn)

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