supparasitation

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noun

The act of flattering to gain favour; servile approbation.

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Meanings

nounsupparasitation (plural supparasitations)

plural supparasitations

  1. obsoleteThe act of flattering to gain favour; servile approbation.

    When a man basely subjects himself to serve the humours of the great, by gross supparasitation, by either unjust or unfit actions and offices […]

    c. 1625, Joseph Hall, The Fall of Pride (sermon)

Origin

See supparasite.

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APA

supparasitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supparasitation

MLA

“supparasitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supparasitation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supparasitation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supparasitation.

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