Usage Note
Parasitar describes the relationship in which one organism or entity exploits another at its expense. It is used both literally in biology (un hongo que parasita los árboles) and figuratively for institutions or people that drain resources from a system. The noun form is parásito (parasite).
Examples
"El hongo parasita el árbol lentamente."
Natural Translation
The fungus parasitizes the tree slowly.
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