Meaning

1 senses

  1. (rare)To parasitize.

Examples

40 sentences

  1. Leeches are parasites.

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  2. Parasites are dangerous.

    Паразити небезпечні. — Ahha

    ruПаразиты опасны. — Smoky

    deSchmarotzer sind gefährlich. — Esperantostern

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  3. Oxpeckers rid giraffes of their parasites.

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  4. We don't want any parasites here.

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  5. Which parasite is the most resistant?

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Origin

From Middle French parasite, from Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos

From Middle French parasite, from Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos, “person who eats at the table of another”), from noun use of adjective meaning "feeding beside", from παρά (pará, “beside”) + σῖτος (sîtos, “food”).

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Forms

parasites, parasiting, parasited, parasited
Base formparasite · to parasite
3rd person singularparasites
Present participleparasiting
Past simpleparasited
Past participleparasited

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyparasite
he, she, itparasites

Past simpleLesson

all personsparasited

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave parasited
he, she, ithas parasited

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill parasite

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
paraphraseparaplegicparapsychologyparasiticC2parasitismparasol
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