etherize

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verb

ether·​ize ˈē-thə-ˌrīz 

etherized; etherizing

transitive verb

1

: to treat or anesthetize with ether

2

: to make numb as if by anesthetizing

etherization

ˌē-thə-rə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

etherizer noun

etherizer

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noun

ether·​iz·​er

-zə(r)

plural -s

: one that etherizes

Examples of etherize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The patient, a woman in her twenties, lay etherized upon a table. — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1854, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for etherize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies

Kids Definition

etherize

verb

ether·​ize ˈē-thə-ˌrīz 

etherized; etherizing

: to treat or anesthetize with ether

Medical Definition

etherize

transitive verb

ether·​ize

variants or British etherise

ˈē-thə-ˌrīz 

etherized or British etherised; etherizing or British etherising

: to treat or anesthetize with ether

etherization noun

or British etherisation

ˌē-thə-rə-ˈzā-shən