ˈēthəˌrīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. : to treat or anesthetize with ether
couldn't bear to etherize cats and eviscerate frogs — New Yorker
2. : to make numb as if by anesthetizing : torpify
stillness etherized the whole train — Truman Capote
ˈēthəˌrīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. : to treat or anesthetize with ether
couldn't bear to etherize cats and eviscerate frogs — New Yorker
2. : to make numb as if by anesthetizing : torpify
stillness etherized the whole train — Truman Capote
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012