catabolize

[ kuh-tab-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object),ca·tab·o·lized, ca·tab·o·liz·ing.
  1. to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.

verb (used without object),ca·tab·o·lized, ca·tab·o·liz·ing.
  1. to be subjected to catabolism.

Origin of catabolize

1
First recorded in 1925–30; catabol(ism) + -ize
  • Also especially British, ca·tab·o·lise .

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