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单词 catalyze
释义

catalyze

verb

cat·​a·​lyze ˈka-tə-ˌlīz How to pronounce catalyze (audio)
catalyzed; catalyzing

transitive verb

1
: to bring about the catalysis of (a chemical reaction)
an enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of the sugars
2
: bring about, inspire
his vigorous efforts to catalyze us into activity Harrison Brown
3
: to alter significantly by or as if by catalysis
innovations in basic chemical theory that have catalyzed the field Newsweek
catalyzer noun

Synonyms

  • beget
  • breed
  • bring
  • bring about
  • bring on
  • cause
  • create
  • do
  • draw on
  • effect
  • effectuate
  • engender
  • generate
  • induce
  • invoke
  • make
  • occasion
  • produce
  • prompt
  • result (in)
  • spawn
  • translate (into)
  • work
  • yield
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Example Sentences

a reinstitution of the draft would catalyze protests around the country
Recent Examples on the Web The investments in electric vehicles and low-carbon heating systems can catalyze industries that will then build support for more climate policy. Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2022 Collaboration can catalyze innovation on a large scale. Anand Inamdar, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021 Economic diversification is critical, and Topgolf is an ideal way to catalyze activity and utilization of Harbor Island. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 Lastly, create an iterative cycle for producing and evaluating results as well as coming up with ideas that catalyze the next cycle's results. Yair Paska, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021 My hope was that the media coverage around nurse mental health and the wider mental health impacts of COVID would catalyze a reckoning in healthcare. Danielle Bowie, Fortune, 25 July 2022 To help such partnerships, six practical developments are helping catalyze this hybrid public-private-citizen approach which leaders should integrate in their future strategies. Hec Paris Insights, Forbes, 1 July 2022 Missing that target will lock in atmospheric warming that will catalyze disastrous and expensive storms, flooding, heat waves, drought and crop failures. Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2022 And the presence of the stadium alone was not enough to catalyze development. Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see catalysis

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

catalyze

transitive verb

cat·​a·​lyze
variants or British catalyse
ˈkat-ᵊl-ˌīz How to pronounce catalyze (audio)
catalyzed or British catalysed; catalyzing or British catalysing
: to bring about the catalysis of (a chemical reaction)

catalyze

verb

as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) a reinstitution of the draft would catalyze protests around the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • create
  • cause
  • generate
  • bring
  • prompt
  • produce
  • do
  • spawn
  • induce
  • effectuate
  • work
  • yield
  • engender
  • invoke
  • effect
  • make
  • beget
  • encourage
  • promote
  • bring about
  • draw on
  • occasion
  • bring on
  • bring forth
  • initiate
  • introduce
  • breed
  • inaugurate
  • found
  • foster
  • determine
  • establish
  • translate (into)
  • result (in)
  • begin
  • develop
  • give rise to
  • launch
  • enact
  • cultivate
  • nurture
  • innovate
  • further
  • decide
  • pioneer
  • nourish
  • start
  • forward
  • institute
  • render
  • advance
  • contribute (to)
  • set up
  • conduce (to)
  • set
  • father
  • turn out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • impede
  • restrict
  • limit
  • suppress
  • stifle
  • quash
  • inhibit
  • dampen
  • quell
  • repress
  • restrain
  • subdue
  • squelch
  • smother
  • curb
  • crush
  • retard
  • rein (in)
  • control
  • can
  • arrest
  • squash
  • check
  • kill
  • put down
  • quench
  • destroy
  • abolish
  • extinguish
  • clamp down (on)
  • liquidate
  • crack down (on)
  • still
  • snuff (out)
  • demolish
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