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phagocytize

phagocytize verb: to ingest (something) by phagocytosis.

Verb

phagocytize (third-person singular simple present phagocytizes, present participle phagocytizing, simple past and past participle phagocytized)

  1. (US) To ingest (something) by phagocytosis.
    Synonyms:
    phagocytose

Synonyms of phagocytize

Forms of phagocytize

third-person singular presentphagocytizes
present participlephagocytizing
past participlephagocytized
pastphagocytized
alternative UKphagocytise

Origin of phagocytize

From phagocyte + -ize.

Questions about phagocytize

What does phagocytize mean?
Phagocytize means to ingest (something) by phagocytosis.
What part of speech is phagocytize?
Phagocytize is a verb.
What is the past tense of phagocytize?
The past tense of phagocytize is phagocytized.

Words near phagocytize in the dictionary

  1. phagocytised
  2. phagocytises
  3. phagocytising
  4. phagocytism
  5. phagocytizable
  6. phagocytize
  7. phagocytized
  8. phagocytizes
  9. phagocytizing
  10. phagocytose
  11. phagocytosed

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