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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These treatments are metabolized internally, meaning there is no pesticide residue left on pet fur to wash off into water systems.
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What this reductive approach missed is that our bodies don't metabolize isolated nutrients in a vacuum – they're absorbed and processed in a much more complex way, affecting health over time.
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Cannabis compounds, especially THC and CBD, are metabolized in the liver using the cytochrome P450 enzyme system—the same pathway many medications rely on.
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Arlene Blum, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
What this reductive approach missed is that our bodies don't metabolize isolated nutrients in a vacuum – they're absorbed and processed in a much more complex way, affecting health over time.
—New Atlas, 20 July 2025
Cannabis compounds, especially THC and CBD, are metabolized in the liver using the cytochrome P450 enzyme system—the same pathway many medications rely on.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 30 June 2025
In the human body, thimerosal is metabolized, or changed, to ethylmercury, an organic derivative of mercury.
—Terri Levien, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
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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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