Etherize

//ˈiːθəɹaɪz// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To convert into ether.
  2. 2
    anesthetize with ether wordnet
  3. 3
    To render insensible by means of ether, as by inhalation.

    "to etherize a patient"

Synonyms

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aerateaerifyanesthetizeatomizebedazebenumb

Example

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"Let us go then, you and I, / When the evening is spread out against the sky / Like a patient etherized upon a table; […]"

Etymology

From ether + -ize. Compare French éthériser.

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