metabolize
me·tab·o·lize
metabolize · metabolizes · metabolized · metabolizing
метаболизироваться
To undergo metabolismTo undergo metabolism.
/mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz/
» Half the population has the old hunter-gatherer genes for metabolizing glucose. This explains why diets are pure nonsense.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To undergo metabolism.
метаболизироватьсяmetabolizirovatʹsja
produce by metabolism
(transitive)To cause a substance to undergo metabolism.
(transitive)To produce a substance using metabolism.
(broadly, transitive)To absorb and process as if by metabolism.
Examples
1 sentencesHalf the population has the old hunter-gatherer genes for metabolizing glucose. This explains why diets are pure nonsense.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
(intransitive) to undergo metabolism:
Origin
From Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ, “change, mutation”) + -ize.From Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ, “change, mutation”) + -ize.
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Forms
metabolizes, metabolizing, metabolized, metabolized| Base form | metabolize · to metabolize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | metabolizes |
| Present participle | metabolizing |
| Past simple | metabolized |
| Past participle | metabolized |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- produce by metabolism:metabolise
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle