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to metabolize
01
to break down substances like food or drugs to produce energy or support various bodily functions
Transitive: to metabolize substances
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
metabolize
3rd person singular
metabolizes
Past simple
metabolized
Past participle
metabolized
Examples
The digestive system helps metabolize the nutrients from the food we consume.
Lexical Tree
metabolize
metabol
