to catalyze
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7.5
- verb
- /ˈkætəˌlaɪz/
- US
:
catalizar
- The government's initiative is designed to catalyze economic growth in the region.
- catalyzed reaction
- catalyze change
- catalyze the process
They're the enzymes that catalyze and do all the chemistry of life.
- They're the enzymes that catalyze and do all the chemistry of life.
- The guy wasn't a scientist, but he catalyzed an interest in marine biology.
- Now, our hope is that the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute will help catalyze programs across the country and globally.
- The first year was the launch year and the question was how do we catalyze and sustain innovation in teaching and learning?
- So this is a sort of a breaking field in modern day chemistry where they're using sound waves to catalyze chemical reactions.
- But I think one of the things that really excites me is, is kind of like activating and catalyzing this new generation of leaders.
- Why did Tom Paine go to Paris, you know, after playing a tremendously successful role in catalyzing the American Revolution?
- Well, what is this risk of the effect of misinformation of society that's going to be catalyzed by AI?
- And they catalyze this entire mobile revolution because they have advanced and continued to advance.
- Anger is a very powerful fuel source and it will catalyze a lot of activity and in some cases a lot of success.
- It might be a puncture, it might be like a significant drop or fall where something within the the battery catalyzes a failure that is catastrophic to.
- And but it was heavily catalyzed by the financial crisis.
Examples
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The energy crisis in the early 1970s, which revealed the extent of U.S. vulnerability, catalyzed this strategic agenda.
Academic text (1996) -
The new advertising campaign will catalyze interest in the product among younger consumers.
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And they catalyze this entire mobile revolution because they have advanced and continued to advance.
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Or do you feel like there are things that can be done to catalyze those changes in the meantime?
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Anger is a very powerful fuel source and it will catalyze a lot of activity and in some cases a lot of success.
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The first year was the launch year and the question was how do we catalyze and sustain innovation in teaching and learning?
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We will discover those who have catalyzed us to change and make change.
Fiction book (2000) -
The field of community-based efforts that seek to catalyze comprehensive change will, in all likelihood, continue to grow.
Academic text (1997) -
As she notes, the actions of such institutions may "catalyze national debate" or enhance our understanding of how governmental processes work.
Academic text (2017) -
Thus, this article has shown how organizing for the environment catalyzed the formation of a multiethnic social movement.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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3.7
To move faster or make something happen faster
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4.6
Make something happen sooner
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To make something much faster or more effective
Phrasal Verbs
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word catalyze comes from the Greek idea catalysis, where lysis means 'to loosen' or 'break'. Think of a catalyst as something that 'loosens' a block so a reaction can start more easily. So to catalyze is to make a reaction or process happen more quickly.