catalyze, catalyse

It should be noted that the spellings catalyze and catalyse are both used by Canadian writers; however, there is a growing trend among Canadians to opt for the ending ‑yze for such words as catalyze, analyze, dialyze and paralyze.

  • The premier initiated changes to help catalyze (or catalyse) economic growth.

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