metastasize

me·tas·ta·size

 (mĭ-tăs′tə-sīz′)

intr.v. me·tas·ta·sized, me·tas·ta·siz·ing, me·tas·ta·siz·es

1. To be transmitted or transferred by metastasis.

2. To be changed or transformed, especially dangerously: "a need for love that would metastasize into an insatiable craving for attention" (Michiko Kakutani).

3. To spread, especially destructively: "[disinformation] ... that even now continues to metastasize ... to such a degree that myth threatens to overthrow history" (Gore Vidal).

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metastasize

(mɪˈtæstəˌsaɪz) or

metastasise

vb (intr)

1. (Pathology) pathol (esp of cancer cells) to spread to a new site in the body via blood or lymph vessels

2. (of a problem) to deteriorate or spread into new areas

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me•tas•ta•size

(məˈtæs təˌsaɪz)

v.i. -sized, -siz•ing.

1. to spread by or as if by metastasis.

2. to spread injuriously: Street gangs have metastasized in our city.

3. to transform, esp. into a dangerous form: Truth metastasized into lurid fantasy.

[1905–10]

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metastasize

Past participle: metastasized
Gerund: metastasizing

Imperative

metastasize

metastasize

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

metastasize - spread throughout the body; "the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved" metastasise spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

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Translations

me·tas·ta·size

v. metastatizar, esparcirse por metástasis.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

metastasize

vi metastatizar, diseminarse

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