etherize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈiːθəɹaɪz/
Etymology
From ether + -ize. Compare French éthériser.
Meanings
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To convert into ether.
etherize a spirit
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(historical) To anesthesize by means of ether (diethyl ether), often by inhalation.
Let us go then, you and I, / When the evening is spread out against the sky / Like a patient etherized upon a table; […]
1915 June, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, in Prufrock and Other Observations, London: The Egoist […], published 1917, →OCLC, page 9:to etherize a patient
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| etherizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| etherized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| etherized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| etherizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Translations (4)
es eterizar (Translations) · ca eteritzar (Translations) · fr éthériser (Translations) · io eterizar (Translations)