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Parasitize meaning

  1. To live on or in a host organism as a parasite.
  2. To behave as a parasite more generally.

Using Parasitize

  • The main meaning on this page is: To live on or in a host organism as a parasite. | To behave as a parasite more generally.
  • In the example corpus, parasitize often appears in combinations such as: to parasitize, that parasitize.

Context around Parasitize

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mostly 1×

Often after:

wasps 1× fulgoroidea 1× certain 1× human 1×

Sentence patterns with Parasitize

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

burrows to parasitize 1× fungi that parasitize them 1× known to parasitize fulgoroidea while 1× lice that parasitize human being 1× stylopidae mostly parasitize wasps and 1× they only parasitize certain host 1× water to parasitize the host 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

host plant rust 1× many parasites are 1× second the wasp 1× the cooler a 1× the stylopidae mostly 1× the three species 1×

Common sentence endings:

burrows to parasitize 1× certain host species 1× in the movies 1× lice phthirus pubis 1× mole cricket hosts 1× that parasitize them 1×

Words around Parasitize

Just before it in the word index:

parasitism 9 parasiticides 2 parasitically 2 parasitic 149 parasites 259 parasite 239

Just after it in the word index:

parasitized 3 parasitoid 16 parasitoids 5 parasitology 4 paraskevidekatriaphobia 2 parasnis 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Parasitize

  • In this selection, "parasitize" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mostly, wasps, fulgoroidea and certain stand out and add context to how "parasitize" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include burrows to parasitize and fungi that parasitize them. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "parasitize" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with parasitize

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Many parasites are extremely specialized, meaning they only parasitize certain host species. (12 words)

Host plant-rust fungus relationship There are definite patterns of relationship with host plant groups and the rust fungi that parasitize them. (22 words)

The Stylopidae mostly parasitize wasps and bees, the Elenchidae are known to parasitize Fulgoroidea, while the Halictophagidae are found on leafhoppers, treehoppers, and mole cricket hosts. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

Second, the wasp's parasitization behaviour bears some loose resemblance to the kaiju character, in the sense that the wasp suddenly emerges from the water to parasitize the host, similar to how Godzilla suddenly emerges from the water in the movies. (41 words)

The three species of sucking lice that parasitize human being belong to two genera: Pediculus and Phthirus. head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis), body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis), and pubic lice (Phthirus pubis). (32 words)

The cooler a female thistledown stays, the more time she can spend on her life’s true purpose: wandering the desert in search of sand wasp burrows to parasitize. (29 words)

Example sentences (6)

The Stylopidae mostly parasitize wasps and bees, the Elenchidae are known to parasitize Fulgoroidea, while the Halictophagidae are found on leafhoppers, treehoppers, and mole cricket hosts.

Many parasites are extremely specialized, meaning they only parasitize certain host species.

Second, the wasp's parasitization behaviour bears some loose resemblance to the kaiju character, in the sense that the wasp suddenly emerges from the water to parasitize the host, similar to how Godzilla suddenly emerges from the water in the movies.

The cooler a female thistledown stays, the more time she can spend on her life’s true purpose: wandering the desert in search of sand wasp burrows to parasitize.

Host plant-rust fungus relationship There are definite patterns of relationship with host plant groups and the rust fungi that parasitize them.

The three species of sucking lice that parasitize human being belong to two genera: Pediculus and Phthirus. head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis), body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis), and pubic lice (Phthirus pubis).

Common combinations with parasitize

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "parasitize" in a sentence?
An example: "The Stylopidae mostly parasitize wasps and bees, the Elenchidae are known to parasitize Fulgoroidea, while the Halictophagidae are found on leafhoppers, treehoppers, and mole cricket hosts." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "parasitize" from authentic English texts.
What does "parasitize" mean?
Parasitize means: To live on or in a host organism as a parasite.
How many example sentences with "parasitize" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "parasitize", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.