hepatize

== English == === Etymology === Ancient Greek [Term?] to be like the liver, to be liver-coloured: compare English hepatite, and (for sense 2) French hépatiser. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛpətaɪz/ === Verb === hepatize (third-person singular simple present hepatizes, present participle hepatizing, simple past and past participle hepatized) (transitive) To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas (formerly called hepatic gas). (transitive) To gorge with effused matter, as the lungs. (transitive) To convert into a substance resembling liver. === Anagrams === aphetize