catalyze
Americanverb (used with object)
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Etymology
Origin of catalyze
First recorded in 1885–90; cataly(sis) + (-i)ze
Vocabulary lists containing catalyze
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A 2023 study found that re-entries account for most of the aluminum, lithium and copper—elements that can catalyze chemical reactions—being added to the atmosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Poon said that SpaceX work on the data centers will help catalyze development of the technology — and he expects his company will be able to hire SpaceX engineers seeking to work at a startup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Thirdly, “no one’s ever going to ring the bell at the bottom,” he said, highlighting that the March 30 low of 6,344 didn’t feature any development that would catalyze the market.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
“We expect the cadence of AI-related order wins to accelerate and catalyze shares,” Dorsheimer wrote.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
But all of his bold resolve would have come to nothing without the vast indigenous army whose leaders believed they could use the Spanish presence to catalyze the destruction of the Triple Alliance.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Recognizing that the more our lives are mediated with digital tools the harder it becomes to live without them has catalyzed less explicitly political pushes for offline attention as well.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Lindstrom’s work aimed to inspire empathy and humanize those suffering in the margins of society, but it also catalyzed policy change.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
The inflection point in markets since the first few weeks of the war in the Middle East was catalyzed by what Barclays strategists call the “AI frenzy.”
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
It catalyzed the modern mass-tourism industry, revolutionized the global supply chain and forged an interconnected global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
His formula is that faith, hope, belief and expectation, all catalyzed by the imagination, lead inevitably to hypnosis.
From A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Powers, Melvin
Artificial intelligence is catalyzing innovation and attracting millions of users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
So far, the financial benefits of AI are more apparent in the chip sector, catalyzing a rotation out of software stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026
"They might actively participate in early prebiotic chemistry, catalyzing further reactions that lead toward life."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 21, 2026
The deal will give Compass a lot of leverage, and could have downstream effects in terms of catalyzing additional consolidation as other brokerages aim to grow their share inorganically.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
The clays have a complex active surface, given to absorbing and releasing gases and to catalyzing chemical reactions.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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