metabolize

[ muh-tab-uh-lahyz ]

/ məˈtæb əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with or without object), me·tab·o·lized, me·tab·o·liz·ing.

to subject to metabolism; change by metabolism.

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Also especially British, me·tab·o·lise.

Origin of metabolize

First recorded in 1885–90; metabol(ism) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM metabolize

me·tab·o·liz·a·bil·i·ty, nounme·tab·o·liz·a·ble, adjectiveme·tab·o·liz·er, nounun·me·tab·o·lized, adjective

Words nearby metabolize

metabolic heat, metabolic pathway, metabolic syndrome, metabolism, metabolite, metabolize, metabolome, metabolomics, metaboly, metabotropic receptor, metacarpal

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Example sentences from the Web for metabolize

Some metabolize codeine quite poorly and have inadequate pain control as a result.
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Hormonal excesses in the blood require a clean and healthy liver to metabolize and excrete.
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British Dictionary definitions for metabolize

metabolize

metabolise

/ (mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz) /

verb

to bring about or subject to metabolism

Derived forms of metabolize

metabolizable or metabolisable, adjective

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Medical definitions for metabolize

metabolize

[ mĭ-tăb′ə-līz′ ]

v.

To subject to metabolism.

To produce by metabolism.

To undergo change by metabolism.

Scientific definitions for metabolize

metabolize

[ mĭ-tăb′ə-līz′ ]

To subject a substance to metabolism or produce a substance by metabolism.