catabolize

[ kuh-tab-uh-lahyz ]
/ kəˈtæb əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), ca·tab·o·lized, ca·tab·o·liz·ing.

to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.

verb (used without object), ca·tab·o·lized, ca·tab·o·liz·ing.

to be subjected to catabolism.
Also especially British, ca·tab·o·lise.

Origin of catabolize

First recorded in 1925–30; catabol(ism) + -ize