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catabolize

catabolize verb: to undergo catabolism.

Verb

catabolize (third-person singular simple present catabolizes, present participle catabolizing, simple past and past participle catabolized)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo catabolism.
  2. (transitive) To cause (a substance) to undergo catabolism.
  3. (transitive) To produce (a substance) by catabolism.

Forms of catabolize

third-person singular presentcatabolizes
present participlecatabolizing
past participlecatabolized
pastcatabolized

Origin of catabolize

From catabol(ism) + -ize.

Words formed from catabolize

Questions about catabolize

What does catabolize mean?
Catabolize means to undergo catabolism.
What part of speech is catabolize?
Catabolize is a verb.
What is the past tense of catabolize?
The past tense of catabolize is catabolized.

Words near catabolize in the dictionary

  1. catabolite
  2. catabolites
  3. catabolizable
  4. catabolization
  5. catabolizations
  6. catabolize
  7. catabolized
  8. catabolizes
  9. catabolizing
  10. catabolome
  11. catabolomes

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