metabolize
verb
me·tab·o·lize
mə-ˈta-bə-ˌlīz 
metabolized; metabolizing
: to subject to metabolism
: to perform metabolism
Examples of metabolize in a Sentence
Food is metabolized by the body.
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These changes can increase inflammation and impact the gut’s ability to metabolize nutrients and produce metabolites, which in turn affects the body’s sensitivity to insulin and its ability to metabolize glucose.
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Kayla Hui, Verywell Health, 16 May 2024
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—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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Kayla Hui, Verywell Health, 16 May 2024
All demographics participate, though the elders sustain similar impulses on Facebook, now Meta, now metabolized by millennials and Gen Z into an antique or filial address book, a distant dystopia.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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“Metabolize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metabolize. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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metabolize
verb
me·tab·o·lize
mə-ˈtab-ə-ˌlīz
metabolized; metabolizing
: to break down by metabolism
food is metabolized by the body
Medical Definition
metabolize
verb
me·tab·o·lize
variants
also British metabolise
metabolized also British metabolised; metabolizing also British metabolising
: to subject to metabolism
: to perform metabolism
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