parasitisation

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A form of parasitization — Infestation by a parasite.

OriginEnglish parasite ← Middle French parasite ← Latin parasītus →
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Meanings

nounparasitisation (plural parasitisations)

plural parasitisations

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of parasitization.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekσῖτος (sîtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπαράσιτος (parásitos)
  7. Latinparasītus
  8. Middle Frenchparasite
  9. Englishparasite
  10. Englishparasitisation

From parasite + -isation.

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APA

parasitisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasitisation

MLA

“parasitisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasitisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parasitisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasitisation.

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