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etherize

American  
[ee-thuh-rahyz] / ˈi θəˌraɪz /
especially British, etherise

verb (used with object)

etherized, etherizing
  1. Medicine/Medical. to put under the influence of ether; anesthetize.

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


etherize British  
/ ˈiːθəˌraɪz /

verb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of etherize

First recorded in 1740–50; ether + -ize

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