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catabolize

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ca⋅tab⋅o⋅lize

  [kuh-tab-uh-lahyz] verb, -lized, -liz⋅ing.
Use catabolize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.
–verb (used without object)
2. to be subjected to catabolism.
Also, especially British, ca⋅tab⋅o⋅lise.

Origin:
1925–30; catabol(ism) + -ize
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ca·tab·o·lize   (kə-tāb'ə-līz')   
intr. & tr.v.   ca·tab·o·lized, ca·tab·o·liz·ing, ca·tab·o·liz·es
To undergo or cause to undergo catabolism.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ca·tab·o·lize
Variant: or British ca·tab·o·lise /-"lIz/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms:-lized or British -lised; -liz·ing or British -lis·ing
transitive senses
: to subject to catabolism catabolizeintransitive senses
: to undergo catabolism
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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