Edenize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To bring to a state of paradisaic happiness. transitive
"pure Saints Edenizd"
- 2 To convert (a traditional institutional nursing home) into a community where patients can live a full and active life. transitive
Etymology
From Eden + -ize. The nursing sense comes from the Eden Alternative proposed by William H. Thomas (physician).