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# How to pronounce "catalysed" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/kætælɪsɛd/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ca·ta·ly·sed**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb
- **VERB**: simple past and past participle of catalyse

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "catalysed" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "what our hopes are for the future. And we catalysed a lot of enthusiasm around the programme. We've been working, for a few years, on a remarkable signalling system that..."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y81-bn2C81o&t=133s)

### Example 2
> "I was like, I'm not trolling, I'm Boxxy. You see? The old tastemakers that had kind of determined what would be in vogue, that was starting to change, and YouTube really catalysed that shift. Not without some irony and costly legal crises, though thanks to YouTube's bellyful of copyrighted material from those old tastemakers."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 4:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqnXaz31tp8&t=254s)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "catalysed" correctly?
"catalysed" is pronounced `/kætælɪsɛd/`. Syllable breakdown: **ca·ta·ly·sed**.

### What does "catalysed" mean in context?
simple past and past participle of catalyse

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