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

Example Sentences

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I cocainized the cord, and immediately applied pure alum in solution to the node itself, but to no purpose.

From Project Gutenberg

Of this five to fifteen minims are injected, the eye having been previously cocainized and adrenalinized.

From Project Gutenberg

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