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cat·a·lyze

 (kăt′l-īz′)
tr.v. cat·a·lyzed, cat·a·lyz·ing, cat·a·lyz·es
1. To modify, especially to increase, the rate of (a chemical reaction) by catalysis.
2. To bring about; initiate: "The technology bred of science has catalyzed stupendous economic growth" (Nature).
3. To produce fundamental change in; transform: changes in student enrollment that have catalyzed the educational system.

[From catalysis.]

cat′a·lyz′er n.
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cat•a•lyze

(ˈkæt lˌaɪz)

v.t. -lyzed, -lyz•ing.
to act upon by catalysis.
[1885–90]
cat′a•lyz`er, n.
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catalyze


Past participle: catalyzed
Gerund: catalyzing

Imperative
catalyze
catalyze
Present
I catalyze
you catalyze
he/she/it catalyzes
we catalyze
you catalyze
they catalyze
Preterite
I catalyzed
you catalyzed
he/she/it catalyzed
we catalyzed
you catalyzed
they catalyzed
Present Continuous
I am catalyzing
you are catalyzing
he/she/it is catalyzing
we are catalyzing
you are catalyzing
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Present Perfect
I have catalyzed
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he/she/it has catalyzed
we have catalyzed
you have catalyzed
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Past Continuous
I was catalyzing
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he/she/it was catalyzing
we were catalyzing
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Past Perfect
I had catalyzed
you had catalyzed
he/she/it had catalyzed
we had catalyzed
you had catalyzed
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Future
I will catalyze
you will catalyze
he/she/it will catalyze
we will catalyze
you will catalyze
they will catalyze
Future Perfect
I will have catalyzed
you will have catalyzed
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Future Continuous
I will be catalyzing
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we will be catalyzing
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Present Perfect Continuous
I have been catalyzing
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he/she/it has been catalyzing
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Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been catalyzing
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he/she/it will have been catalyzing
we will have been catalyzing
you will have been catalyzing
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Past Perfect Continuous
I had been catalyzing
you had been catalyzing
he/she/it had been catalyzing
we had been catalyzing
you had been catalyzing
they had been catalyzing
Conditional
I would catalyze
you would catalyze
he/she/it would catalyze
we would catalyze
you would catalyze
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Past Conditional
I would have catalyzed
you would have catalyzed
he/she/it would have catalyzed
we would have catalyzed
you would have catalyzed
they would have catalyzed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.catalyze - change by catalysis or cause to catalyze
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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