how to pronounce metabolize

/məˈtæbəˌlaɪz/

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metabolize is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of metabolize in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… turns out women metabolize the active …”

meanings of metabolize

verb:

To undergo metabolism.
To produce a substance using metabolism.
To absorb and process as if by metabolism.
To cause a substance to undergo metabolism.

metabolize frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word metabolize occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics metabolize can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that metabolize can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) life, nature, and living environment;