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METASTASISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they metastasise ... he / she / it metastasises
Past simple: metastasised
Past participle: metastasised
-ing form: metastasising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spread throughout the body
Example:
the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved
Synonyms:
metastasise; metastasize
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "metastasise" is one way to...):
distribute; spread (distribute or disperse widely)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
