English

Verb

catabolize ‎(third-person singular simple present catabolizes, present participle catabolizing, simple past and past participle catabolized)

1. (intransitive) to undergo catabolism
2. (transitive) to cause a substance to undergo catabolism
3. (transitive) to produce a substance using catabolism

Related terms

• catabolic
• catabolization

See also

• metabolize