catalyze

[ kat-l-ahyz ]
/ ˈkæt lˌaɪz /

verb (used with object), cat·a·lyzed, cat·a·lyz·ing.

to act upon by catalysis.
Also especially British, cat·a·lyse.

Origin of catalyze

First recorded in 1885–90; cataly(sis) + (-i)ze

OTHER WORDS FROM catalyze

cat·a·lyz·er, noun

Words nearby catalyze

catalyst, catalytic, catalytic converter, catalytic cracker, catalytic cracking, catalyze, catamaran, catamarca, catamenia, catamite, catamnesis

British Dictionary definitions for catalyse

catalyse

US catalyze

/ (ˈkætəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to influence (a chemical reaction) by catalysis

Derived forms of catalyse

catalyser or US catalyzer, noun

Medical definitions for catalyse

catalyze
[ kăt′l-īz′ ]

v.

To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction by catalysis.

Scientific definitions for catalyse

catalyze
[ kăt′l-īz′ ]

To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction through the action of a catalyst.