me·tas·ta·size (mĭ-tăs
tə-sīz
)
intr.v. me·tas·ta·sized, me·tas·ta·siz·ing, me·tas·ta·siz·es ► To be transmitted or transferred by metastasis.
► To be changed or transformed, especially dangerously: “a need for love that would metastasize into an insatiable craving for attention” (Michiko Kakutani).
► To spread, especially destructively: “ [disinformation]
... that even now continues to metastasize... to such a degree that myth threatens to overthrow history” (Gore Vidal).
[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲