Main Entry: me·tas·ta·size

Variant(s): also British me·tas·ta·sise \mə-ˈtas-tə-ˌsīz\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): me·tas·ta·sized also British me·tas·ta·sised; me·tas·ta·siz·ing also British me·tas·ta·sis·ing

: to spread by metastasis <the lesion already had metastasized beyond the larynx before a diagnosis of carcinoma was made—American Practitioner>

—me·tas·ta·si·za·tion also British me·tas·ta·si·sa·tion \mə-ˌtas-tə-sə-ˈzā-shən\ noun