Meanings
verbcatalyze (third-person singular simple present catalyzes, present participle catalyzing, simple past and past participle catalyzed)
present singular third person catalyzes · participle present catalyzing · participle past catalyzed · past catalyzed · alternative catalyse
- transitivechemistryTo bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
- transitiveTo accelerate a process.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan catalitzar, catalitzar
- catalitzarto bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
- catalitzarto accelerate a process
Chinese Mandarin 催化
- 催化 (cuīhuà)to bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
Danish katalysere
- katalysereto bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
Dutch katalyseren
- katalyserento bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
Finnish katalysoida, kiihdyttää
- katalysoidato bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
- kiihdyttääto accelerate a process
- jouduttaato accelerate a process
- katalysoidato accelerate a process
French catalyser, catalyser
- catalyserto bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
- catalyserto accelerate a process
Hungarian katalizál, katalizál
- katalizálto bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
- katalizálto accelerate a process
Icelandic hvetja
- hvetjato bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
Italian catalizzare, catalizzare
- catalizzareto bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
- catalizzareto accelerate a process
Latvian katalizēt
- katalizētto bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
Polish katalizować, katalizować
- katalizowaćto bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
- katalizowaćto accelerate a process
Portuguese catalisar, catalisar
- catalisarto bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
- catalisarto accelerate a process
Russian катализи́ровать, катализи́ровать
- катализи́ровать (katalizírovatʹ)to bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
- катализи́ровать (katalizírovatʹ)to accelerate a process
Spanish catalizar, catalizar
- catalizarto bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
- catalizarto accelerate a process
Swedish katalysera
- katalyserato bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
Ukrainian каталізува́ти, каталізува́ти
- каталізува́ти (katalizuváty)to bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
- каталізува́ти (katalizuváty)to accelerate a process
Vietnamese xúc tác
- xúc tácto bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
Cite this entry
APA
catalyze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catalyze
MLA
“catalyze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catalyze. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catalyze,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catalyze.
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