etherize
Americanverb (used with object)
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Medicine/Medical. to put under the influence of ether; anesthetize.
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to render groggy or numb, as if by an anesthetic.
verb
Other Word Forms
- etherization noun
- etherizer noun
Etymology
Origin of etherize
Vocabulary lists containing etherize
Elements of the Universe: Aether ("Sky")
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"The Love Song J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot
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Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 5
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Example Sentences
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Dr. Morgan had had to etherize the insects and go over them with a magnifying glass to verify the mutation.
From Time Magazine Archive
"No, he is going to etherize a drop of water."
From The Crack of Doom by Cromie, Robert
What am I saying? to etherize him, as here ether takes the place of earth.
From From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Verne, Jules
I'm afraid I got kind of mixed up—I could think of nothin' but etherize.
From Drusilla with a Million by Cooper, Elizabeth
I guess it was the strugglin' that confused my mind, and I been wondering why I could etherize a lot of struggling young poets.
From Drusilla with a Million by Cooper, Elizabeth
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