HyperDic: opsonize

English > 1 sense of the word opsonize:
VERBchangeopsonizemake (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes
English > opsonize: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaningmake (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes.
PatternSomething ----s something
Broaderchange, alter, modifyCause to change
Nounsopsonization, opsonisationprocess whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis

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