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parasitize

vt par·a·sit·ize
par·a·sit·ized also British par·a·sit·isedpar·a·sit·iz·ing also British par·a·sit·is·ing

Medical Definition of PARASITIZE

:  to infest or live on or with as a parasite
par·a·sit·iza·tion also British par·a·sit·isa·tion \ˌpar-ə-sət-ə-ˈzā-shən, -ˌsīt-\ noun

Variants of PARASITIZE

par·a·sit·ize also British par·a·sit·ise \-sə-ˌtīz, -ˌsīt-ˌīz\

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