Synonyms for metastasize
məˈtæs təˌsaɪzmetas·ta·size

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1. metastasize, metastasiseverb

   spread throughout the body

   "the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved"

   Synonyms:
   metastasise

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1. Laurence Klotz:

   A 3 has zero ability to metastasize and is not life-threatening, ever, but a 4 is aggressive.

2. Tom Ridge:

   Remember back then we thought about al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan and a few other places? well, we've seen al Qaeda metastasize. It is now a global scourge. And you have the ascendancy of ISIL. The combination of those two groups -- their appeal to the lone wolfs and we see them acting in Belgium and in France and in Canada and the United States so the threat factors and the nature of the threats are far more complicated and far more serious today than on September 12, 2001.

3. Gordon Renner:

   'It's amazing that once you start talking about this, other people pop up with, 'Oh, my cousin had this; my sister had that,' depression is an illness, and it's a treatable illness, and in some cases, it can metastasize and be fatal for some people, and I think it's important to know that, but it's rare.

4. Keith Kowalczyk:

   It's the most common benign tumor that's out there. It is a tumor, which means it's a growth. There's no worry for it to spread or metastasize. Once it's treated, it's treated.