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metathesize

[muh-tath-uh-sahyz]
verb (used with or without object), me·tath·e·sized, me·tath·e·siz·ing.
  1. to cause to undergo or undergo metathesis.
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Also especially British, me·tath·e·sise.

Origin of metathesize

First recorded in 1915–20; metathes(is) + -ize
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British Dictionary definitions for metathesize

metathesize

metathesise

verb
  1. to change or cause to change by metathesis
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Word Origin and History for metathesize

v.

1893, from metathesis + -ize. Related: Metathesized; metathesizing.

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metathesize in Medicine

metathesize

(mĭ-tăth′ĭ-sīz′)
v.
  1. To subject to or undergo metathesis.
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