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