parasitize
parasitize · parasitizes · parasitized · parasitizing
паразитувати
паразитировать
parasitieren, schmarotzen
To live on or in a host organism as a parasiteTo live on or in a host organism as a parasite.
» Politicians are hypocrite dilettante good-for-nothings who cheekily parasitize.
Meaning
2 sensesTo live on or in a host organism as a parasite.
parasitieren, schmarotzen
паразити́роватьparazitírovatʹ
паразитува́тиparazytuváty
To behave as a parasite more generally.
Examples
1 sentencesPoliticians are hypocrite dilettante good-for-nothings who cheekily parasitize.
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
live off a host:
Русский
By meaning 1
live off a host:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
live off a host:
Forms
parasitizes, parasitizing, parasitized, parasitized| Base form | parasitize · to parasitize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | parasitizes |
| Present participle | parasitizing |
| Past simple | parasitized |
| Past participle | parasitized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle