Synonyms

antisepticize

American

[an-ti-sep-tuh-sahyz] / ˌæn tɪˈsɛp təˌsaɪz /

especially British, antisepticise

verb (used with object)

antisepticized, antisepticizing

to treat with antiseptics.

Etymology

Origin of antisepticize

First recorded in 1905–10; antiseptic + -ize

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antisepticized

For 20 months young Henley lay on his back, while the daring Lister torturously scraped the infected foot bones with antisepticized instruments.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the party left for Chicago Dr. R. G. Sayle took with his antisepticized surgeon's gloves, surgical dressing and instruments to be used in case of hemorrhage before Chicago was reached.

From The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt by Remey, Oliver

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