"metastasize" meaning in English

See metastasize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /məˈtæstəsaɪz/ Forms: metastasizes [present, singular, third-person], metastasizing [participle, present], metastasized [participle, past], metastasized [past]
Etymology: From metastasis + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|metastasis|ize}} metastasis + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} metastasize (third-person singular simple present metastasizes, present participle metastasizing, simple past and past participle metastasized)
  1. (intransitive, medicine, of a disease or tumor) To spread to other sites in the body; to undergo metastasis. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (to spread to other sites in the body): metastatitzar (Catalan), 轉移 (Chinese Mandarin), 转移 (zhuǎnyí) (Chinese Mandarin), metastaseren (Dutch), uitzaaien (Dutch), metastasoida (Finnish), metastasoitua (Finnish), métastaser (French), metastasieren (German), metasztatizál (Hungarian), áttétet képez (Hungarian), áttétet ad (Hungarian), metastaza (Romanian), metastatizar (Spanish), metastasera (Swedish), di căn (Vietnamese)
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  2. (transitive, medicine, of a disease or tumor) To form a metastasis in (an organ). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-metastasize-en-verb-79w2rojM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 29 22 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 24 26 26 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 25 27 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 26 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 25 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 25 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 25 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 23 31 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 23 27 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 25 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 22 24 29 25 Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) To spread, especially in a destructive manner. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-metastasize-en-verb-717LepOC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 29 22 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 24 26 26 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 25 27 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 26 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 25 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 25 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 25 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 23 31 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 23 27 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 25 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 22 24 29 25
  4. (transitive, figuratively) To spread or disseminate (something), especially in a destructive manner. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-metastasize-en-verb-sDaMHMeV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 29 22 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 24 26 26 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 25 27 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 25 26 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 25 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 25 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 25 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 23 31 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 23 27 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 25 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 24 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 22 24 29 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: metastasise

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "to spread to other sites in the body",
      "word": "metastasieren"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to spread to other sites in the body",
      "word": "metasztatizál"
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      "sense": "to spread to other sites in the body",
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      "sense": "to spread to other sites in the body",
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      "word": "di căn"
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}

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