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oxidate vs catabolise

catabolise vs oxidate

oxidate and catabolise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
oxidate No No Yes No
catabolise No No Yes No
As verbs, catabolise is a hyponym of oxidate; that is, catabolise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oxidate:
  • oxidate: add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
  • catabolise: subject to catabolism
Other hyponyms of oxidate include catabolize, breathe.
oxidate (verb) catabolise (verb)
add oxygen to or combine with oxygen subject to catabolism
enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
Difference between oxidate and catabolise

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