metabolize

[ muh-tab-uh-lahyz ]
/ məˈtæb əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with or without object), me·tab·o·lized, me·tab·o·liz·ing.

to subject to metabolism; change by metabolism.
Also especially British, me·tab·o·lise.

Origin of metabolize

First recorded in 1885–90; metabol(ism) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM metabolize

me·tab·o·liz·a·bil·i·ty, noun me·tab·o·liz·a·ble, adjective me·tab·o·liz·er, noun un·me·tab·o·lized, adjective

Words nearby metabolize

metabolic heat, metabolic pathway, metabolic syndrome, metabolism, metabolite, metabolize, metabolome, metabolomics, metaboly, metabotropic receptor, metacarpal

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British Dictionary definitions for metabolize

metabolize

metabolise

/ (mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz) /

verb

to bring about or subject to metabolism

Derived forms of metabolize

metabolizable or metabolisable, adjective

Medical definitions for metabolize

metabolize
[ mĭ-tăb′ə-līz′ ]

v.

To subject to metabolism.
To produce by metabolism.
To undergo change by metabolism.

Scientific definitions for metabolize

metabolize
[ mĭ-tăb′ə-līz′ ]

To subject a substance to metabolism or produce a substance by metabolism.