metastatize

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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

verbmetastatize (third-person singular simple present metastatizes, present participle metastatizing, simple past and past participle metastatized)

present singular third person metastatizes · participle present metastatizing · participle past metastatized · past metastatized

  1. rareRare form of metastasize.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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