Meanings
verbphagocytize (third-person singular simple present phagocytizes, present participle phagocytizing, simple past and past participle phagocytized)
present singular third person phagocytizes · participle present phagocytizing · participle past phagocytized · past phagocytized · alternative UK phagocytise
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo ingest (something) by phagocytosis.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 吞噬
- 吞噬 (tūnshì)destroy by phagosytosis
Finnish fagosytoida
- fagosytoidadestroy by phagosytosis
French phagocyter, engloutir
- phagocyterdestroy by phagosytosis
- engloutirdestroy by phagosytosis
Hungarian fagocitál
- fagocitáldestroy by phagosytosis
Italian fagocitare
- fagocitaredestroy by phagosytosis
Russian фагоцити́ровать
- фагоцити́ровать (fagocitírovatʹ)destroy by phagosytosis
Spanish fagocitar
- fagocitardestroy by phagosytosis
Swedish fagocytera
- fagocyteradestroy by phagosytosis
Cite this entry
APA
phagocytize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phagocytize
MLA
“phagocytize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phagocytize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phagocytize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phagocytize.
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