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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And, in the body, both are likely to get metabolized to psilocin, Moss said.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 July 2024
Doing so can slow down how quickly the carbohydrates in fruit are metabolized.
—Barbie Cervoni, Health, 22 June 2024
Someone who metabolizes caffeine quickly tends to feel the effects of caffeine quickly and intensely.24
However, a cup of coffee may keep people who are slow metabolizers of caffeine up late into the night because their bodies may clear it from their systems more slowly.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
It had long been known that enzymes in the lining of the gut metabolize oral phenylephrine into inactive metabolites, reducing the amount of the active compound that can enter the bloodstream.
—Randy Hatton, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2023
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 July 2024
Doing so can slow down how quickly the carbohydrates in fruit are metabolized.
—Barbie Cervoni, Health, 22 June 2024
Someone who metabolizes caffeine quickly tends to feel the effects of caffeine quickly and intensely.24
However, a cup of coffee may keep people who are slow metabolizers of caffeine up late into the night because their bodies may clear it from their systems more slowly.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
It had long been known that enzymes in the lining of the gut metabolize oral phenylephrine into inactive metabolites, reducing the amount of the active compound that can enter the bloodstream.
—Randy Hatton, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2023
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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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