English Explanatory Dictionary

metabolize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To undergo metabolism.
  2. To cause a substance to undergo metabolism.
  3. To produce a substance using metabolism.
  4. To absorb and process as if by metabolism.

Pronunciation

/mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-metabolize.wav

Word forms

metabolize metabolizes metabolizing metabolized metabolise

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ, “change, mutation”) + -ize.

Related words

metabolic catabolize

Derived words

cometabolize metabolizability metabolizable metabolizer mismetabolize nonmetabolized nonmetabolizing remetabolize unmetabolized
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