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
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