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单词 parasitize
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parasitize

[ par-uh-si-tahyz, -sahy- ]
/ ˈpær ə sɪˌtaɪz, -saɪ- /

verb (used with object), par·a·si·tized, par·a·si·tiz·ing.

to live on (a host) as a parasite.
Also especially British, par·a·si·tise .

Origin of parasitize

First recorded in 1885–90; parasite + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM parasitize

un·par·a·si·tized, adjective

Words nearby parasitize

parasiticide, parasitic male, parasitic melanoderma, parasitic oscillation, parasitism, parasitize, parasitogenic, parasitoid, parasitoidism, parasitology, parasitosis
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Example sentences from the Web for parasitize

  • Primary larvae of the parasite failed to parasitize Supella.

    The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
  • Two roundworms were found to parasitize the guts of the salamanders; the parasitism looks to be benign.

    Natural History of the Salamander, Aneides hardii|Richard F. Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for parasitize

parasitize

parasitise

/ (ˈpærəsɪˌtaɪz, -saɪ-) /

verb (tr)

to infest or infect with parasites
to live on (another organism) as a parasite
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for parasitize

parasitize
[ părə-sĭ-tīz′, -sī- ]

v.

To live on or in a host as a parasite.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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