PARASITIZE


Meaning of PARASITIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -sə-ˌtīz, -ˌsī- ]

transitive verb

( -ized ; -iz·ing )

Date: circa 1890

: to infest or live on or with as a parasite

• par·a·sit·i·za·tion ˌper-ə-sə-tə-ˈzā-shən, -ˌsī-, ˌpa-rə- noun

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