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curarize

American  
[kyoo-rahr-ahyz, koo-, kyoor-uh-rahyz, koor-] / kyʊˈrɑr aɪz, kʊ-, ˈkyʊər əˌraɪz, ˈkʊər- /
especially British, curarise

verb (used with object)

curarized, curarizing

  1. to administer curare to, as in vivisection.

curarize British  
/ ˈkjʊərəˌraɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to paralyse or treat with curare

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Other Word Forms

  • curarization noun

Etymology

Origin of curarize

First recorded in 1870–75; curar(e) + -ize

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