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me•tab•o•lize
Pronunciation: (mu-tab'u-līz"), [key]—
v.t., v.i., -lized, -liz•ing.
to subject to metabolism; change by metabolism.
Also, esp. Brit.,me•tab'o•lise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.