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etherize

[ee-thuh-rahyz]
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verb (used with object), e·ther·ized, e·ther·iz·ing.
  1. Medicine/Medical. to put under the influence of ether; anesthetize.
  2. 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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Related Words for etherize

impair, desensitize, abate, mute, reduce, smother, cushion, soften, hush, stupefy, check, weaken, paralyze, depress, deprive, slow, tire, injure, damp, repress

Examples from the Web for etherize

Historical Examples of etherize

  • I was obliged to etherize it a little, so as to stupefy it, and render it less uneasy.

    The Insect

    Jules Michelet

  • I'm afraid I got kind of mixed up—I could think of nothin' but etherize.

    Drusilla with a Million

    Elizabeth Cooper

  • Therefore they etherize and dissect down for the purpose of exploring, to ascertain if the guess is right or wrong.

  • I guess it was the strugglin' that confused my mind, and I been wondering why I could etherize a lot of struggling young poets.

    Drusilla with a Million

    Elizabeth Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for etherize

etherize

etherise

verb
  1. (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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