cocainize

especially British, co·cain·ise

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

verb (used with object)

cocainized, cocainizing 

1. to treat with or affect by cocaine.

cocainize

/ ˈkəʊkəˌnaɪz, kəʊˈkeɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to anaesthetize with cocaine

Other Word Forms

• cocainization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cocainize¹

First recorded in 1885–90; cocaine + -ize

Example Sentences

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

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

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