catalyse
/ˈkætəlaɪz/( <美> catalyze)
verb
with obj.
1- cause or accelerate (a reaction) by acting as a catalyst催化。
1.1
- figurative cause (an action or process) to begin〈喻〉促成：
the bank was set up to catalyse investment in the former communist countries.
这家银行是为鼓励在前共产主义国家投资而建立的。
词源
late 19th cent.: from CATALYSIS, on the pattern of analyse.