metabolize
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metabolize
- /mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz/
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From Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ, “change, mutation”) + -ize.
verb metabolizes · metabolizing · metabolized · metabolise
- To undergo metabolism.
- To cause a substance to undergo metabolism. Among the many types of juice, grapefruit stands out from the pack because it changes the way some people absorb and metabolize different drugs.
- To produce a substance using metabolism.
- To absorb and process as if by metabolism. We believe this to be the true way to teach zoölogy, for we doubt the value to a man of a mass of indefinite ill-digested text-book information. Occasionally an omnivore can take in every thing, and digest and so metabolize it as to organize it into healthy mental tissue. They are, however, the few.
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verb (intransitive) to undergo metabolism
| Português | metabolizar |
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| Русский | метаболизироваться metabolizirovatʹsja |
verb to cause a substance to undergo metabolism
| العربية | أَيَّضَ ʔayyaḍa |
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verb to produce a substance using metabolism
| العربية | أَيَّضَ ʔayyaḍa |
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Talk about this word "metabolize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/metabolize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. metabolize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/metabolize "metabolize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/metabolize.Cite this
@misc{metabolize_2026,
title = {metabolize},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metabolize},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
