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catalyzed

catalyzed is the simple past and past participle of catalyze.

Meaning of catalyze

Verb

catalyze (third-person singular simple present catalyzes, present participle catalyzing, simple past and past participle catalyzed)

  1. (transitive) To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
  2. (transitive) To accelerate a process.
  3. (transitive) To inspire significantly by catalysis.

Adjective

catalyzed (comparative more catalyzed, superlative most catalyzed)

  1. Having undergone catalysis.

Forms of catalyzed

Verb
alternative formcatalysed
Adjective
comparativemore catalyzed
superlativemost catalyzed

Questions about catalyzed

What does catalyzed mean?
Catalyzed means having undergone catalysis.
What is catalyzed the simple past and past participle of?
Catalyzed is the simple past and past participle of catalyze.
What part of speech is catalyzed?
Catalyzed is an adjective.

Words near catalyzed in the dictionary

  1. catalytically
  2. catalyzable
  3. catalyzation
  4. catalyzations
  5. catalyze
  6. catalyzed
  7. catalyzer
  8. catalyzers
  9. catalyzes
  10. catalyzing
  11. catamaran

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Adapted from Wiktionary: catalyzed (page history and authors); catalyze (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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