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Listerize

American  
[lis-tuh-rahyz] / ˈlɪs təˌraɪz /
especially British, Listerise

verb (used with object)

Listerized, Listerizing

  1. to treat (a patient, disease, etc.) using the methods of Joseph Lister.

Etymology

Origin of Listerize

First recorded in 1900–05; Lister + -ize

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Few now know the meaning of "to listerize" and of "listerism," words brought into the language as a tribute to him.

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