- a variation of catalyze.
catalyse
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"Having this national park would catalyse co-ordinated action to fight against the decline of biodiversity, to give the land proper protection from developers and give the inhabitants something to be really proud of," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
"This sustained risk is likely to catalyse a faster, broader pivot towards rare earth security," she said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
"Theoretically, they can catalyse chemicals at much lower temperatures -- meaning they require far less energy," Professor Kalantar-Zadeh said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023
He added that development of the technology would catalyse economic growth and productivity.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2023
Thus, they often catalyse the replacement of one regime of oppressive horror with another, more terrible and entrenched.
From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Samuel Vaknin
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