cocainize

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

/ koʊˈkeɪ naɪz, ˈkoʊ kəˌnaɪz /

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verb (used with object), co·cain·ized, co·cain·iz·ing.

to treat with or affect by cocaine.

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Also especially British, co·cain·ise .

Origin of cocainize

First recorded in 1885–90; cocaine + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM cocainize

co·cain·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby cocainize

coca, Coca-Cola, Coca-colonize, cocaine, cocainism, cocainize, -coccal, cocci, coccid, Coccidioides, coccidioidomycosis

British Dictionary definitions for cocainize

cocainize

cocainise

/ (kəʊˈkeɪˌnaɪz, ˈkəʊkəˌnaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to anaesthetize with cocaine

Derived forms of cocainize

cocainization or cocainisation, noun

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