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cocainize

American  
[koh-key-nahyz, koh-kuh-nahyz] / koʊˈkeɪ naɪz, ˈkoʊ kəˌnaɪz /
especially British, cocainise

verb (used with object)

cocainized, cocainizing

  1. to treat with or affect by cocaine.

cocainize British  
/ ˈkəʊkəˌnaɪz, kəʊˈkeɪˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. (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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