curarize

especially British, cu·ra·rise

[kyoo-rahr-ahyz, koo-, kyoor-uh-rahyz, koor-]

verb (used with object)

curarized, curarizing 

1. to administer curare to, as in vivisection.

curarize

/ ˈkjʊərəˌraɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to paralyse or treat with curare

Other Word Forms

• curarization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of curarize¹

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