cocainize

[ koh-key-nahyz, koh-kuh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object),co·cain·ized, co·cain·iz·ing.
  1. to treat with or affect by cocaine.

Origin of cocainize

1
First recorded in 1885–90; cocaine + -ize
  • Also especially British, co·cain·ise .

Other words from cocainize

  • co·cain·i·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby cocainize

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British Dictionary definitions for cocainize

cocainize

cocainise

/ (kəʊˈkeɪˌnaɪz, ˈkəʊkəˌnaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to anaesthetize with cocaine

Derived forms of cocainize

  • cocainization or cocainisation, noun

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