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, nounWords nearby catalyze
Example sentences from the Web for catalyze
They can initiate ideas and catalyze a certain form, but the trick is not to begin, but to sustain.
They reward leaders who push the envelope, catalyze action, and get stuff done.
On the band-wagon of growing criticism over Israeli policies, these groups use BDS to catalyze an anti-Israeli zeitgeist.
Cam's feverish brain had figured out a host of effects to catalyze the audience reaction.
Telempathy |Vance Simonds
Medical definitions for catalyze
catalyze
[ kăt′l-īz′ ]
v.
To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction by catalysis.
Scientific definitions for catalyze
catalyze
[ kăt′l-īz′ ]
To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction through the action of a catalyst.