Etherize
/ˈiːθəɹaɪz/ verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To convert into ether.
- 2 anesthetize with ether wordnet
- 3 To render insensible by means of ether, as by inhalation.
"to etherize a patient"
Antonyms
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More examples"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.