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Synonyms for parasitize

Most common

suck sponge leech

All synonyms

Verb

1. Leech — to behave as a parasite more generally

leech, suck, mooch informal, sponge

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To behave as a parasite more generally.

Related words

Word family
parasitism parasitization
Other spellings
parasitise UK

Forms

Past participle
parasitized
e.g. parasitized → leeched, sucked, mooched, sponged…

Example sentences

  • suck Let's suck down some brewskis and have a good time!
  • sponge Tom threw a soaking wet sponge at me at school today.
  • leech The earthworm and the leech are both segmented worms.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
parasitizefalling
suckrising
spongesteady
leechrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
suck1
5 letters
leech1, mooch
6 letters
sponge1