The Collaborative International Dictionary
catalyze \catalyze\ v. t. 1. 1 (chemistry) to cause (a chemical reaction) to proceed more quickly by contacting the reactant(s) with another substance; as, moisture catalyzes the oxidation of iron in air. [Also spelled catalyse.]
Syn: change by catalysis, cause to catalyze.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
variant spelling of catalyze (q.v.); for spelling, see -ize. Related: Catalysed; catalysing.
Wiktionary
vb. (context chemistry chiefly British spelling English) (alternative spelling of catalyze English)
WordNet
v. change by catalysis or cause to catalyze [syn: catalyze]
Usage examples of "catalyse".
Their owner is an agalmic entrepreneur, a posthuman genius locii of the net who catalyses value wherever he goes, leaving money trees growing in his footprints.
There are a number of membrane proteins which can be phosphorylated in this way, some postsynaptic, some presynaptic, and the enzymes responsible for catalysing the phosphorylation are known collectively as protein kinases.
I start with “the exotic” (remember that these are Aldiss’s terms, not mine), but that idea declines to turn into a story until it is catalysed by “the familiar.
When he was in the biz he was the kind of guy who catalysed value wherever he went, leaving money trees growing in his footprints.