metabolize
verb (used with or without object)
to subject to metabolism; change by metabolism.
have metabolized
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present perfectof metabolize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Speaking of twists, one wonders how exactly Portis would have metabolized his posthumous elevation into the canon.
From Washington Post β Apr. 13, 2023
Since the #MeToo movement began, much has been made of a so-called generational divide in the way younger and older women have metabolized its lessons.
From The New Yorker β Oct. 10, 2018
García Martín goes on to cite the microbiologist Carl Woese, who observed that, unlike electrons, cells have a history—something like memories of what they have metabolized in the past.
From The New Yorker β Sep. 10, 2018
In the 1979 case report, mannitol, a substance that can be used in the procedure, was suspected as a potential cause because it was thought that bacteria might have metabolized it to produce methane.
From New York Times β Aug. 13, 2012
Then the preparation is examined to see if enzymes in the liver have metabolized the drug into a substance that kills white cells.
From Time Magazine Archive
