2. To render insensible by means of ether, as by inhalation; as, to etherize a patient. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
etherize — (Amer.) v. make unconscious with ether, anesthetize (also etherise) e·ther·ize || iËθɪrɪəlaɪz /iËθɪər … English contemporary dictionary
etherize — ☆ etherize [ē′thər īz΄] vt. etherized, etherizing to anesthetize (a patient) with ether fumes etherization n … English World dictionary
etherize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1847 1. to treat or anesthetize with ether 2. to make numb as if by anesthetizing • etherization noun • etherizer noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
etherize — etherization, n. etherizer, n. /ee theuh ruyz /, v.t., etherized, etherizing. 1. Med. to put under the influence of ether; anesthetize. 2. to render groggy or numb, as if by an anesthetic. Also, esp. Brit., etherise. [1740 50; ETHER + IZE] * * * … Universalium
etherize — ether·ize or Brit ether·ise ē thə .rīz vt, ized or Brit ised; iz·ing or Brit is·ing to treat or anesthetize with ether ether·iza·tion or Brit ether·isa·tion .ē thə rə zā shən n * * * ether·ize (eґthər īz) to put under the anesthetic… … Medical dictionary
etherize — Synonyms and related words: KO, aerate, aerify, anesthetize, atomize, bedaze, benumb, besot, blunt, carbonate, chlorinate, chloroform, coldcock, deaden, desensitize, distill, dope, drug, dull, emit, etherify, evaporate, exhale, fluidize,… … Moby Thesaurus
etherize — or etherise verb historical anaesthetize with ether. Derivatives etherization noun … English new terms dictionary
etherize — ether·ize … English syllables
etherize — e•ther•ize [[t]ˈi θəˌraɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) pha to anesthetize with vaporized ether 2) to render groggy or numb e ther•i•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
etherize — v.tr. (also ise) hist. treat or anaesthetize with ether. Derivatives: etherization n … Useful english dictionary
