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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
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| catalyze |
| catalyze |
| Present |
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| I catalyze |
| you catalyze |
| he/she/it catalyzes |
| we catalyze |
| you catalyze |
| they catalyze |
| Preterite |
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| I catalyzed |
| you catalyzed |
| he/she/it catalyzed |
| we catalyzed |
| you catalyzed |
| they catalyzed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am catalyzing |
| you are catalyzing |
| he/she/it is catalyzing |
| we are catalyzing |
| you are catalyzing |
| they are catalyzing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have catalyzed |
| you have catalyzed |
| he/she/it has catalyzed |
| we have catalyzed |
| you have catalyzed |
| they have catalyzed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was catalyzing |
| you were catalyzing |
| he/she/it was catalyzing |
| we were catalyzing |
| you were catalyzing |
| they were catalyzing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had catalyzed |
| you had catalyzed |
| he/she/it had catalyzed |
| we had catalyzed |
| you had catalyzed |
| they had catalyzed |
| Future |
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| I will catalyze |
| you will catalyze |
| he/she/it will catalyze |
| we will catalyze |
| you will catalyze |
| they will catalyze |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have catalyzed |
| you will have catalyzed |
| he/she/it will have catalyzed |
| we will have catalyzed |
| you will have catalyzed |
| they will have catalyzed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be catalyzing |
| you will be catalyzing |
| he/she/it will be catalyzing |
| we will be catalyzing |
| you will be catalyzing |
| they will be catalyzing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been catalyzing |
| you have been catalyzing |
| he/she/it has been catalyzing |
| we have been catalyzing |
| you have been catalyzing |
| they have been catalyzing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been catalyzing |
| you will have been catalyzing |
| he/she/it will have been catalyzing |
| we will have been catalyzing |
| you will have been catalyzing |
| they will have been catalyzing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| 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 |
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| I would catalyze |
| you would catalyze |
| he/she/it would catalyze |
| we would catalyze |
| you would catalyze |
| they would catalyze |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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 |
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Verb 1. 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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