parasitize

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To live on or in a host organism as a parasite.
  2. To behave as a parasite more generally.

词形变化

parasitizes present,singular,third-person parasitizing participle,present parasitized participle,past parasitized past parasitise alternative,UK

词源

Etymology tree
English parasite
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English parasitize
From parasite + -ize.
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