Home › Words › P › pinocytizepinocytizepinocytize means to ingest by pinocytosis.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pinocytize ranks #32,999 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom pinocyte + -ize.verbTo ingest by pinocytosis.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pinocyte 70% match — A cell that exhibits pinocytosis vs pinocytize →phagocytose 66% match — To phagocytize; to ingest by phagocytosis. vs pinocytize →endocytose 66% match — Of a cell, to ingest material by folding the plasma membrane inwards around it. vs pinocytize →micropinocytotic 65% match — Relating to micropinocytosis vs pinocytize →endocytosed 64% match — Ingested via endocytosis. vs pinocytize →endocytosis 63% match — The process by which the plasma membrane of a cell folds inwards to ingest material. vs pinocytize →endocytotically 61% match — By means of endocytosis vs pinocytize →macropinocytosed 61% match — Modified by macropinocytosis vs pinocytize →