parasitization

parasitization

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Etymology

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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
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English parasitization

    From parasitize + -ation.

    Noun

    parasitization (countable and uncountable, plural parasitizations)

    1. Infestation by a parasite.
    2. (rare) The process or result of becoming a parasite.

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