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Vinony

parasitization

noun

  1. become a parasite to a host
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree 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.

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