parasitar

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See also: parasitär

Catalan

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From paràsit +‎ -ar.

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parasitar (first-person singular present parasito, first-person singular preterite parasití, past participle parasitat)

  1. (transitive) to parasitize

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Galician

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Etymology

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From parasito +‎ -ar.

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parasitar (first-person singular present parasito, first-person singular preterite parasitei, past participle parasitado)

  1. to parasitize

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From parasita +‎ -ar.

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  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧si‧tar

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parasitar (first-person singular present parasito, first-person singular preterite parasitei, past participle parasitado)

  1. (ecology, transitive) to parasitize (live in a host organism)
  2. (figurative, transitive) to parasitize (take advantage of someone else)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From parásito +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paɾasiˈtaɾ/ [pa.ɾa.siˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pa‧ra‧si‧tar

Verb

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parasitar (first-person singular present parasito, first-person singular preterite parasité, past participle parasitado)

  1. to parasitize
    • 2015 September 17, “La izquierda que pudo ser”, in El País[1]:
      Partidos políticos agonizantes, junto con nacionalistas electoralmente estériles por su cuenta pero dispuestos a parasitar a cualquiera mientras puedan sembrar su mensaje, han vampirizado el proyecto.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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