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Listerize

[ lis-tuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Lis·ter·ized, Lis·ter·iz·ing.
  1. to treat (a patient, disease, etc.) using the methods of Joseph Lister.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Listerize1

First recorded in 1900–05; Lister + -ize

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