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catalyze

[kat-l-ahyz] / ˈkæt lˌaɪz /
VERB
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“As Oracle demonstrates superior EPS growth, it should catalyze better investor sentiment and trigger greater appreciation for the stock.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

CES, short for the Consumer Electronics Show, an annual tech get-together in Las Vegas, appeared to catalyze those moves as it spotlighted AI-trained self-driving cars.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

These properties are critical in determining how effectively a material can catalyze chemical reactions.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2025

“Low rates and risk-on market conditions should catalyze fixed deposit conversion to higher-yield wealth products and bancassurance,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

One reason why technology tends to catalyze itself is that advances depend upon previous mastery of simpler problems.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond