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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ca•tab•o•lize v., -lized, -liz•ing.
v.t.

Physiologyto cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism.

v.i.

Physiologyto be subjected to catabolism.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] ca•tab′o•lise′.

catabol(ism) + -ize 1925–30

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