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oxidate vs catabolize

catabolize vs oxidate

oxidate and catabolize both are verbs.

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

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