metabolize
verb/məˈtæbəlaɪz/
/məˈtæbəlaɪz/
(British English also metabolise)
(biology)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they metabolize | /məˈtæbəlaɪz/ /məˈtæbəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it metabolizes | /məˈtæbəlaɪzɪz/ /məˈtæbəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple metabolized | /məˈtæbəlaɪzd/ /məˈtæbəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle metabolized | /məˈtæbəlaɪzd/ /məˈtæbəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form metabolizing | /məˈtæbəlaɪzɪŋ/ /məˈtæbəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] metabolize something to turn food, minerals, etc. in the body into new cells, energy and waste products by means of chemical processes
- We metabolize alcohol at different rates.
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- [intransitive] (of food, minerals, etc.) to be turned into new cells, energy and waste products by means of chemical processes in the body
- The liver is the place where most drugs metabolize.
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