verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: caˈtaboˌlized or caˈtaboˌlizing
to undergo or cause to undergo catabolism
catabolize in American English
(kəˈtæbəˌlaiz)
Word forms: verb-lized, -lizing
transitive verb
1.
to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo catabolism
intransitive verb
2.
to be subjected to catabolism
Also, esp. Brit.: catabolise
Word origin
[1925–30; catabol(ism) + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: buildup, chain reaction, decibel, distinctive feature, runout-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize)
Examples of 'catabolize' in a sentence
catabolize
Enzymes include lipolytic and proteolytic proteins that catabolize prey tissues.
Mahdokht Jouiaei, Angel A. Yanagihara, Bruno Madio, Timo J. Nevalainen, Paul F. Alewood,Bryan G. Fry 2015, 'Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins', Toxinshttp://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/7/6/2251. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Microorganisms actively catabolize substrate, and bioelectricities are generated.
Mostafa Rahimnejad, Arash Adhami, Soheil Darvari, Alireza Zirepour, Sang-Eun Oh 2015, 'Microbial fuel cell as new technol', Alexandria Engineering Journalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016815000484. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
S. aureus encodes pathways to catabolize multiple amino acids, including those that generate pyruvate, 2-oxoglutarate, and oxaloacetate.
Cortney R. Halsey, Shulei Lei, Jacqueline K. Wax, Mckenzie K. Lehman, Austin S. Nuxoll,Laurey Steinke, Marat Sadykov, Robert Powers, Paul D. Fey, Anthony R. Richardson,Michael S. Gilmore 2017, 'Amino Acid Catabolism in Staphylococcus aureus and the Function of Carbon CataboliteRepression', mBiohttp://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/1/e01434-16. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)