vampirizar

Senses

1. 1.

   to vampirize

   to transform into or treat as a vampire; to exert a vampiric influence on someone

2. 2.

   to exploit or drain (figurative)

   to sap someone's energy, resources, or life force in a parasitic manner

Examples

• "La novela describe cómo el villano intenta vampirizar a la población del pueblo."

  The novel describes how the villain tries to vampirize the town's population.

• "No dejes que ese trabajo te vampirice toda tu energía."

  Don't let that job drain all your energy.

• "Las grandes corporaciones vampirizan a las pequeñas empresas."

  Large corporations exploit small businesses.

Usage

This is a regular -izar verb derived from "vampiro." It is primarily literary or metaphorical in usage, though the figurative sense (to drain, exploit) is common in social and economic critique. The literal sense (to transform into a vampire) appears mostly in fantasy or horror contexts.