transitive verb
-·lyzed·, -·lyz·ing to change or bring about as a catalyst
catalyze
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catalyze
transitive verb
cat·a·lyzed, cat·a·lyz·ing, cat·a·lyz·es- To modify, especially to increase, the rate of (a chemical reaction) by catalysis.
- To bring about; initiate: “The technology bred of science has catalyzed stupendous economic growth” ( Nature )
- To produce fundamental change in; transform: changes in student enrollment that have catalyzed the educational system.
Origin of catalyze
From catalysisRelated Forms:
- cat′a·lyz′er
noun
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To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction through the action of a catalyst.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present catalyzes, present participle catalyzing, simple past and past participle catalyzed)
- To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
- To accelerate a process.
- To inspire significantly by catalysis.
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