catalyze

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

catalyze
    v 1: change by catalysis or cause to catalyze [syn: {catalyze},
         {catalyse}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
        [WordNet 1.5]