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Metastasise Definition & Meaning

metastasise
verb
  1. spread throughout the body; "the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved"

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What does metastasise mean?
spread throughout the body; "the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved"
What part of speech is metastasise?
Metastasise is a verb.

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