etherize

[ee-thuh-rahyz]

verb (used with object), e·ther·ized, e·ther·iz·ing.

Medicine/Medical. to put under the influence of ether; anesthetize.

to render groggy or numb, as if by an anesthetic.

Also especially British, e·ther·ise.

Origin of etherize

First recorded in 1740–50; ether + -ize

Related formse·ther·i·za·tion, noune·ther·iz·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for etherised

Historical Examples of etherised

The etherised juices are said to retain their active properties for an indefinite period.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Then I went back to sleep with an etherised taste in my mouth like a motorman's glove.
"And they thought we wouldn't fight"
Floyd Gibbons

British Dictionary definitions for etherised

etherize

etherise

verb

(tr) obsolete to subject (a person) to the anaesthetic influence of ether fumes; anaesthetize

Derived Formsetherization or etherisation, nounetherizer or etheriser, noun

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