To undergo the chemical changes of metabolism.
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me·tab·o·lize also Brit me·tab·o·lise -.līz vb, -lized also Brit -lised; -liz·ing also Brit -lis·ing vt to subject to metabolism vi to perform metabolism
me·tab·o·liz·er also Brit me·tab·o·lis·er -.lī-zər n
Medical dictionary. 2011.