ETHERIZE

etherize, etherise

(verb) anesthetize with ether

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

etherize (third-person singular simple present etherizes, present participle etherizing, simple past and past participle etherized)

To convert into ether.

To render insensible by means of ether, as by inhalation.

Source: Wiktionary

E"ther*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Etherized; p. pr. & vb. n. Etherizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. éthériser.]

1. To convert into ether.

2. To render insensible by means of ether, as by inhalation; as, to etherize a patient.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition