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me⋅tab⋅o⋅lize

[muh-tab-uh-lahyz]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -lized, -liz⋅ing.
to subject to metabolism; change by metabolism.
Also, especially British, me⋅tab⋅o⋅lise.


Origin:
1885–90; metabol(ism) + -ize


me⋅tab⋅o⋅liz⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
me⋅tab⋅o⋅liz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
me⋅tab⋅o⋅liz⋅er, noun
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me·tab·o·lize   (mĭ-tāb'ə-līz')   
v.   me·tab·o·lized, me·tab·o·liz·ing, me·tab·o·liz·es

v.   tr.
  1. To subject (a substance) to metabolism.

  2. To produce (a substance) by metabolism.

v.   intr.
To undergo change by metabolism.
me·tab'o·liz'a·ble adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: me·tab·o·lize
Variant: also British me·tab·o·lise /-"lIz/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms:-lized also British -lised; -liz·ing also British -lis·ing
transitive senses
: to subject to metabolismmetabolize intransitive senses
: to perform metabolism —me·tab·o·liz·er also British me·tab·o·lis·er /-"lI-z&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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metabolize me·tab·o·lize (mĭ-tāb'ə-līz')
v. me·tab·o·lized, me·tab·o·liz·ing, me·tab·o·liz·es

  1. To subject to metabolism.

  2. To produce by metabolism.

  3. To undergo change by metabolism.

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metabolize   (mĭ-tāb'ə-līz')  Pronunciation Key 
To subject a substance to metabolism or produce a substance by metabolism.
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