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metabolize

/mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about metabolize at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Produce by metabolism.

Origin

From Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ, “change, mutation”) + -ize.

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