catalyze

Verb

Meaning

change by catalysis or cause to catalyze

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

create lead jump-start facilitate accelerate spur stir hydrate expedite catalyse acidify alkalize speed up hydrogenate polymerize
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Antonyms

stave off

Hypernyms

turn change state

Related terms

catalysis catalytic catalyst catalyzer

Examples

You can look for external sources of motivation and that can catalyze a change, but it won't sustain one. It has to be from an internal desire. Jillian Michaels

Music is a really powerful way for me to catalyze all kinds of things. It's always been the cure. Through music, I've healed all the wounds I've had and celebrated all the good things in life. Through music, I turn things, good or bad, into energy. Juanes

The aim of Positive Psychology is to catalyze a change in psychology from a preoccupation only with repairing the worst things in life to also building the best qualities in life. Martin Seligman

Additionally, deliveries of the EC6 coupe (which boasts a strong backlog to date) in late-September could catalyze further improvements from here. Source: Internet

Also, robust evidence that INMT can catalyze transmethylation of tryptamine into NMT and DMT could be provided with reverse isotope dilution analysis coupled to mass spectrometry for rabbit citation citation and human citation lung during the early 1970s. Source: Internet

Amyloytic enzymes such as amylase aid in the breakdown of starch in the grains to sugar and dextrin, citation while proteolytic enzymes such as protease catalyze the breakdown of proteins into smaller peptides or amino acids. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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