parasitise

English

Alternative forms

• parasitize (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree

English parasite

English -ise

English parasitise

From parasite + -ise.

Verb

parasitise (third-person singular simple present parasitises, present participle parasitising, simple past and past participle parasitised)

1. To live on or in a host organism as a parasite.

Derived terms

• ectoparasitise
• parasitisation
• parasitism
• parasitoid
• pseudoparasitise

Translations

parasitize — see parasitize