catabolize

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verb

To undergo catabolism.

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catabolise
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Meanings

verbcatabolize (third-person singular simple present catabolizes, present participle catabolizing, simple past and past participle catabolized)

present singular third person catabolizes · participle present catabolizing · participle past catabolized · past catabolized

  1. intransitiveTo undergo catabolism.
  2. transitiveTo cause (a substance) to undergo catabolism.
  3. transitiveTo produce (a substance) by catabolism.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbsubject to catabolism

Similar
catabolise
Broader
oxidizeoxidiseoxidate
Also see
break down

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From catabol(ism) + -ize.

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APA

catabolize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catabolize

MLA

“catabolize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catabolize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catabolize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catabolize.

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