ETHERIZE


Meaning of ETHERIZE in English

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

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