metabolize

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To undergo metabolism.
2. (transitive) To cause a substance to undergo metabolism.
3. (transitive) To produce a substance using metabolism.
4. (broadly, transitive) To absorb and process as if by metabolism.

Synonyms

metabolise

Translations

métaboliser

metabolizzare

أَيَّضَ

metabolizar

ايض

اِسْتقْلب

gastar

metabolitzar

umwandeln

أنفق

metabolisieren

μεταβολίζομαι

μεταβολίζω

fazer passar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ, “change, mutation”) + -ize.