catalyse

(ˈkætəˌlaɪz) or

catalyze

(Chemistry) (tr) to influence (a chemical reaction) by catalysis

ˈcataˌlyser, ˈcataˌlyzer n

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catalyse

Past participle: catalysed
Gerund: catalysing

Imperative
catalyse
catalyse

Present
I catalyse
you catalyse
he/she/it catalyses
we catalyse
you catalyse
they catalyse

Preterite
I catalysed
you catalysed
he/she/it catalysed
we catalysed
you catalysed
they catalysed

Present Continuous
I am catalysing
you are catalysing
he/she/it is catalysing
we are catalysing
you are catalysing
they are catalysing

Present Perfect
I have catalysed
you have catalysed
he/she/it has catalysed
we have catalysed
you have catalysed
they have catalysed

Past Continuous
I was catalysing
you were catalysing
he/she/it was catalysing
we were catalysing
you were catalysing
they were catalysing

Past Perfect
I had catalysed
you had catalysed
he/she/it had catalysed
we had catalysed
you had catalysed
they had catalysed

Future
I will catalyse
you will catalyse
he/she/it will catalyse
we will catalyse
you will catalyse
they will catalyse

Future Perfect
I will have catalysed
you will have catalysed
he/she/it will have catalysed
we will have catalysed
you will have catalysed
they will have catalysed

Future Continuous
I will be catalysing
you will be catalysing
he/she/it will be catalysing
we will be catalysing
you will be catalysing
they will be catalysing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been catalysing
you have been catalysing
he/she/it has been catalysing
we have been catalysing
you have been catalysing
they have been catalysing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been catalysing
you will have been catalysing
he/she/it will have been catalysing
we will have been catalysing
you will have been catalysing
they will have been catalysing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been catalysing
you had been catalysing
he/she/it had been catalysing
we had been catalysing
you had been catalysing
they had been catalysing

Conditional
I would catalyse
you would catalyse
he/she/it would catalyse
we would catalyse
you would catalyse
they would catalyse

Past Conditional
I would have catalysed
you would have catalysed
he/she/it would have catalysed
we would have catalysed
you would have catalysed
they would have catalysed

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb

catalyse - change by catalysis or cause to catalyze

catalyze

chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

Translations

catalyse

catalyze (US) [ˈkætəlaɪz] VT → catalizar

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