metabolize
verb
me·tab·o·lize
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metabolized;
metabolizing
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Other Words from metabolize
metabolizable
\ mə-ˌta-bə-ˈlī-zə-bəl
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of metabolize in a Sentence
Food is metabolized by the body.
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The microbiome works with a person’s own cells and tissue to metabolize chemicals — not unlike the function of a liver — and even fend off certain diseases. — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, "Gut check: Benioffs donate $35 million to further study of microbiome at UCSF, Stanford," 13 Aug. 2019 The Lancet study said that when the children's blood sugar level dropped, the body would start to metabolize fatty acids to produce a boost of glucose. — Swati Gupta, CNN, "Brain disease linked to lychee toxins kills 47 children in India," 13 June 2019 What really determines that is the next step, fermentation, which begins as soon as lactic acid bacteria (which can be naturally occurring or added) starts metabolizing the milk's lactose and turning it into lactic acid. — Audrey Bruno, SELF, "These Are the Cheeses That Have the Lowest Levels of Lactose," 11 June 2019 By feeding up above and metabolizing down below, the animals scrub and help ventilate the ocean, raising oxygen concentrations at the surface while driving anoxic regions to greater depths. — Quanta Magazine, "Complex Animals Led to More Oxygen, Says Maverick Theory," 21 Mar. 2018 Most people know that caffeine close to bedtime can interfere with sleep and that tossing back cocktails in the evening can cause a person to wake up a few hours later when the alcohol is metabolized. — Heidi Mitchell, WSJ, "What Foods Can Disturb Your Sleep?," 4 June 2019 Alcohol is water-soluble and cannabis is not, meaning alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream quickly whereas pot edibles and beverages are metabolized much later in the digestive process. — Kristine Owram, Bloomberg.com, "Scientists Are Racing to Make Weed As Easy to Drink as Beer," 6 Feb. 2019 And the news cycle itself is so quick-moving and chaotic that every important story, regardless of its subject, is metabolized too fast. — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, "E. Jean Carroll’s Accusation Against Donald Trump, and the Raising, and Lowering, of the Bar," 25 June 2019 There may be difficulties in using or metabolizing the pills. — Steven Dekosky, The Conversation, "Supplements for brain health show no benefit – a neurologist explains a new study," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'metabolize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for metabolize
metabolize
verb
English Language Learners Definition of metabolize
biology
: to change (food) into a form that can be used by your body : to process and use (substances brought into your body) by metabolism
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metabolize
verb
me·tab·o·lize
variants:
also British metabolise \ -ˌlīz
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metabolized
also British metabolised;
metabolizing
also British metabolising
Other Words from metabolize
metabolizer
also British metaboliser \ -ˌlī-zər
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noun
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noun
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