CATALYZES Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

catalyzes

verb

present tense third-person singular of catalyze

as in creates

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) a reinstitution of the draft would catalyze protests around the country

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Recent Examples of catalyzes Catherine LaCour is the CEO and executive director of The Blackbaud Giving Fund, which catalyzes donor generosity and lasting impact. — Catherine Lacour, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Florida has long thought of itself as a state that catalyzes growth, backed up by its booming population. — Matt Brooks, Fortune, 15 July 2026 The luciferase catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin, producing blue light, which GFP then absorbs and re-emits as green fluorescence. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026 Besieging someone only catalyzes those defense mechanisms. — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026 Beyond metallurgy, vanadium pentoxide catalyzes sulfuric acid production, and newer applications include vanadium redox flow batteries for large-scale energy storage. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025 Holland also originated the role of Elegba in the 2009 production of The Brothers Size, which perhaps catalyzes a clever, poignant dynamic in his tension with Mays’ Elegba. — Essence, 17 Sep. 2025

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The contact with the hot metal creates steam that instantly breaks down and lifts baked-on grease and food debris.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
This urban concentration creates hidden local impacts, including wildly uneven regional carbon emissions depending on whether the local grid relies on fossil fuels or green energy.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of creates

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According to the Mayo Clinic, the condition causes a type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of the heart.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Ordinarily, the subtle tilt in the moon's orbit causes its shadow to pass just below, or above our planet, missing it entirely.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of causes

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For context, the median private SaaS company generates about $141,000 of revenue per employee, while the leading AI-native companies are running at twenty times that or more.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
For smaller threats around 100 meters wide, this subterranean 3-megaton explosion generates enough power to vaporize the asteroid into harmless space dust completely.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of generates

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The latter is a very eccentric and memorable fighter who always brings tons of energy into the Octagon.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Tony Dalton brings impressive menace to a superficially affable sheriff, and Laura Donnelly strikes the perfect balance between femme fatale and innocent love interest.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of brings

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This variant prompts the body to keep churning out Klotho at high levels, regardless of chronological age.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
Warmer water naturally carries less oxygen, which prompts corals to move their cilia faster and faster, as if gasping for breath.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of prompts

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However, unlike poison ivy, Virginia creeper plants typically produce five leaflets, while poison ivy only ever produces three.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
The company, now called Vantor, produces imagery that can document troop movements on the battlefield, show stockpiles of weapons, and provide a window into damage after an attack.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of produces

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But the arrest does little to change the fact that her brother is still gone.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Those workers understand what a white-collar reader mostly does not, which is that the moment your knowledge leaves your hands is the moment your leverage leaves with it.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of does

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The changing magnetic field induces a voltage in the conductor, the same basic electromagnetic induction principle used in electrical generators.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
Researchers exposed male mouse testicle cells, known as TM3 cells, to a chemical that induces oxidative stress.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

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