Definition

To fill or saturate with a substance, often referring to the lungs or other organs becoming filled with fluid or matter.

Example

The doctor explained how the disease could hepatize the lungs, making them less effective at breathing.

Tense Forms

Conversation

Have you heard about the process where they hepatize certain materials for research?

No, I haven't. What does that involve?

It means they treat them to make them more effective in experiments.

That sounds interesting! I’d love to learn more about those techniques.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Hepatize → It is formed from "hepar" (from Greek "hēpar", meaning liver) and the suffix "-ize" (meaning to make or to cause to become). The word "hepatize" means to cause to become liver-like or to affect the liver.

Memory Tip

Think of the Greek word for liver, 'hēpar', and remember that 'hepatize' means to make something liver-like or to affect the liver.

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