opsonize

opsonize
/op"seuh nuyz'/, v.t., opsonized, opsonizing. Immunol.
to increase the susceptibility of (bacteria) to ingestion by phagocytes.
Also, esp. Brit., opsonise.
[OPSON(IN) + -IZE]

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