metabolise

«metabolise» in Mova's school dictionary: for the body to break it down and use it for energy and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (metabolise, metabolises, metabolised, metabolising)

meaning for a pupil

1) To metabolise food is for the body to break it down and use it for energy and growth. tree →

2) To metabolise a medicine or substance is for the body to process and change it. tree →

sense in the lessons

Met in science and health lessons on digestion and energy; doctors talk about how fast the body metabolises medicine.

examples

• Your body metabolises food to make energy. tree →
• Some people metabolise sugar faster than others. tree →
• The liver metabolises many medicines. tree →
• Plants metabolise sunlight into food. tree →
• Babies metabolise caffeine very slowly. tree →
• Exercise helps you metabolise fat. tree →

note

UK spelling «metabolise»; US spelling «metabolize». Noun: metabolism. Past: metabolised.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «metabolise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.