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      opsonize
      verb
      make (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes
      Roots
      opsoneinopson- · Greek · to buy provisions, caterizein-ize · Greek · to make, cause
      Words related to opsonize
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      The word opsonize breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: opson, from Greek opsonein (“to buy provisions, cater”); and -ize, from Greek izein (“to make, cause”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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