op·so·nize (ŏp′sə-nīz′) tr.v. op·so·nized ,
op·so·niz·ing ,
op·so·niz·es To make (bacteria or other pathogens) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes.
op′so·ni·za′tion (-nĭ-zā′shən) n.
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opsonize (ˈɒpsəˌnaɪz ) or opsonise ; opsonify (ɒpˈsɒnɪˌfaɪ ) vb (Biochemistry) (tr ) to subject (bacteria) to the action of opsonins
ˌopsoniˈzation , ˌopsoniˈsation , opˌsonifiˈcation n
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opsonize Past participle: opsonizedGerund: opsonizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative opsonize opsonize
Present I opsonize you opsonize he/she/it opsonizes we opsonize you opsonize they opsonize
Preterite I opsonized you opsonized he/she/it opsonized we opsonized you opsonized they opsonized
Present Continuous I am opsonizing you are opsonizing he/she/it is opsonizing we are opsonizing you are opsonizing they are opsonizing
Present Perfect I have opsonized you have opsonized he/she/it has opsonized we have opsonized you have opsonized they have opsonized
Past Continuous I was opsonizing you were opsonizing he/she/it was opsonizing we were opsonizing you were opsonizing they were opsonizing
Past Perfect I had opsonized you had opsonized he/she/it had opsonized we had opsonized you had opsonized they had opsonized
Future I will opsonize you will opsonize he/she/it will opsonize we will opsonize you will opsonize they will opsonize
Future Perfect I will have opsonized you will have opsonized he/she/it will have opsonized we will have opsonized you will have opsonized they will have opsonized
Future Continuous I will be opsonizing you will be opsonizing he/she/it will be opsonizing we will be opsonizing you will be opsonizing they will be opsonizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been opsonizing you have been opsonizing he/she/it has been opsonizing we have been opsonizing you have been opsonizing they have been opsonizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been opsonizing you will have been opsonizing he/she/it will have been opsonizing we will have been opsonizing you will have been opsonizing they will have been opsonizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been opsonizing you had been opsonizing he/she/it had been opsonizing we had been opsonizing you had been opsonizing they had been opsonizing
Conditional I would opsonize you would opsonize he/she/it would opsonize we would opsonize you would opsonize they would opsonize
Past Conditional I would have opsonized you would have opsonized he/she/it would have opsonized we would have opsonized you would have opsonized they would have opsonized
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. opsonize - make (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytesalter ,
change ,
modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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