catalyze
Translation
to catalyse, to accelerate, to precipitate
Examples
The enzyme catalyzes the reaction.
The enzyme catalyses the reaction.
Her speech catalyzed the protest movement.
Her speech catalysed the protest movement.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to cause or accelerate (sth.) The enzyme catalyses the reaction.
Similar Words
Synonyms: accelerate, speed up, precipitate
Etymology
From Greek 'katalysis' (dissolution), from 'kata-' (down) + 'lyein' (to loosen). It 'loosens' a reaction to make it proceed.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'catalyst' as an agent that 'catalyzes' or speeds up a process without being consumed itself.