Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb same as
catalyze .
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- verb chemistry, chiefly UK Alternative spelling of
catalyze .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb change by catalysis or cause to catalyze
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Examples
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Goolsbee says that the plan going forward will be to do things that "catalyse" the private sector.
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What comes across is a deeply committed artist, one who believed in paint's potential to catalyse pure sensation.
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What this installation actually consists of is somewhat obscured by its tendency to catalyse an onset of multicoloured fractal hallucinations.
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At each of the overnight stops, sponsors, Locog and the relevant local authority will stage a nightly live show that it is hoped will catalyse support for the Games.
Olympic flame to travel to London by trains, boats and planes 2011
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The outcome, as shown here in key Merz pieces from 1966 through to 1977, has been a unique body of work imbued with an exquisitely composed restraint – sculpture that retains its power to catalyse a frisson of unpredictable creative possibility.
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Organisers hope for an early "moment" – perhaps a gold for cyclist Mark Cavendish on the first weekend – to catalyse support.
London 2012 faces hurdles on the home stretch | Owen Gibson 2012
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"These are the kinds of additional sources of public revenue that could catalyse huge amounts of money for development."
Commonwealth keen on south-south co-operation | Richard M Kavuma 2011
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Such investments can target drought-resistant crops, catalyse the use of rainwater-harvesting and water-conserving technologies, and improve irrigation systems.
Horn of Africa: How can the region be better prepared for recurrent drought? | Vinod Thomas 2011
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How, when I am in a new situation, can I try to learn my way into it, in order (hopefully) to catalyse that human quality of learning and curiosity, and perhaps even in a short session to sow the seeds of a community of learning, a temporary but inquiring collective,
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Pittsburgh has focused heavily on using local universities to catalyse growth outside the old industries — the collapse of which did nearly kill the city.
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