catabolize

== English == === Etymology === From catabol(ism) +‎ -ize. === Verb === catabolize (third-person singular simple present catabolizes, present participle catabolizing, simple past and past participle catabolized) (intransitive) To undergo catabolism. (transitive) To cause (a substance) to undergo catabolism. (transitive) To produce (a substance) by catabolism. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== catabolic catabolization === See also === metabolize === References ===