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metastasised

me·tas·ta·size
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-tas-tuh-sahyz]
    • /məˈtæs təˌsaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-tas-tuh-sahyz]
    • /məˈtæs təˌsaɪz/

Definitions of metastasised word

  • verb without object metastasised Pathology. (of malignant cells or disease-producing organisms) to spread to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces. 1
  • verb without object metastasised to spread injuriously: Street gangs have metastasized in our city. 1
  • verb without object metastasised to transform, especially into a dangerous form: The KGB metastasized after the fall of the Soviet Union. Truth metastasized into lurid fantasy. 1
  • noun metastasised Simple past tense and past participle of metastasise. 1
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Origin of metastasised

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; metastas(is) + -ize

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Parts of speech for Metastasised

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Metastasised

metastasised popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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