"parasitize" meaning in All languages combined

See parasitize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: parasitizes [present, singular, third-person], parasitizing [participle, present], parasitized [participle, past], parasitized [past]
Etymology: From parasite + -ize. Etymology templates: {{af|en|parasite|-ize}} parasite + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} parasitize (third-person singular simple present parasitizes, present participle parasitizing, simple past and past participle parasitized)
  1. (biology) To live on or in a host organism as a parasite. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (live off a host): parasiteer (Afrikaans), паразітава́ць (parazitavácʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), паразитирам (parazitiram) (Bulgarian), parasitar (Catalan), parasiteren (Dutch), loisia (Finnish), olla loisena (Finnish), parasiter (French), parasitar [feminine] (Galician), parasitieren (German), schmarotzen (German), élősködik (Hungarian), pasożytować (Polish), parasitar (Portuguese), паразити́ровать (parazitírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), parasitar (Spanish), parasitera (Swedish), паразитува́ти (parazytuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), pochlěbować [imperfective] (Upper Sorbian), kí sinh (Vietnamese), פּאַראַזיטירן (parazitirn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-parasitize-en-verb-eHsumQtG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Upper Sorbian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 74 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Upper Sorbian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 85 15 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'live off a host': 95 5
  2. To behave as a parasite more generally. Synonyms: mooch, leech, sponge, suck
    Sense id: en-parasitize-en-verb-GikfWgxn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: parasitise [UK] Derived forms: parasitism, parasitization

Inflected forms

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