Catalyzes

cat;a;lyze pronunciation: function: transitive verb inflected form(s): cat;a;lyzed; cat;a;lyz;ingdate: 1890 1 : to bring about the catalysis of (a chemical reaction)2 : bring about, inspire3 : to alter significantly by or as if by catalysis lt;innovations in basic chemical theory that have catalyzed the field — newsweekgt;— cat;a;lyz;er noun