catalyze

(kătˈl-īzˌ)

1. To modify, especially to increase, the rate of (a chemical reaction) by catalysis.
2. To bring about; initiate: “The technology bred of science has catalyzed stupendous economic growth” (Nature).
3. To produce fundamental change in; transform: changes in student enrollment that have catalyzed the educational system.

Related Forms:

• catˈa·lyzˌer noun