metastasise

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A form of metastasize — Of a disease (especially cancer) or a tumour: to form a metastasis (“a secondary focus away from the primary site”) in (a body organ).

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Meanings

verbmetastasise (third-person singular simple present metastasises, present participle metastasising, simple past and past participle metastasised)

present singular third person metastasises · participle present metastasising · participle past metastasised · past metastasised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of metastasize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbspread throughout the body

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spreaddistribute
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

metastasise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metastasise

MLA

“metastasise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metastasise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metastasise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metastasise.

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