cocainize

American

[koh-key-nahyz, koh-kuh-nahyz] / koʊˈkeɪ naɪz, ˈkoʊ kəˌnaɪz /

especially British, cocainise

verb (used with object)

cocainized, cocainizing

to treat with or affect by cocaine.

cocainize British

/ ˈkəʊkəˌnaɪz, kəʊˈkeɪˌnaɪz /

verb

(tr) to anaesthetize with cocaine

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Other Word Forms

cocainization

noun

Etymology

Origin of cocainize

First recorded in 1885–90; cocaine + -ize

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