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parasitize
[ par-uh-si-tahyz, -sahy- ]
parasitize
/ -saɪ-; ˈpærəsɪˌtaɪz /
verb
- to infest or infect with parasites
- to live on (another organism) as a parasite
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Other Words From
- un·para·si·tized adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parasitize1
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Example Sentences
Another 39 of the parasitized slugs let parts of their bodies slowly fall away.
Glaw was reminded of “parasites that eat the animal from the inside,” having seen such fatally parasitized insects before.
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Primary larvae of the parasite failed to parasitize Supella.
From Project Gutenberg
Two roundworms were found to parasitize the guts of the salamanders; the parasitism looks to be benign.
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