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metabolize

[ muh-tab-uh-lahyz ]
/ məˈtæb əˌlaɪz /
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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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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
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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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Scientific definitions for metabolize

metabolize
[ mĭ-tăbə-līz′ ]

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