etherize [ee-thuh-rahyz] ExamplesWord Origin verb (used with object), e·ther·ized, e·ther·iz·ing.
- Medicine/Medical. to put under the influence of ether; anesthetize.
- to render groggy or numb, as if by an anesthetic.
Also especially British, e·ther·ise. Origin of etherize First recorded in 1740–50; ether + -ize Related formse·ther·i·za·tion, noune·ther·iz·er, noun Examples from the Web for etherised Historical Examples of etherised
The etherised juices are said to retain their active properties for an indefinite period.
Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Then I went back to sleep with an etherised taste in my mouth like a motorman’s glove.
“And they thought we wouldn’t fight”
Floyd Gibbons
British Dictionary definitions for etherised etherize etherise verb
- (tr) obsolete to subject (a person) to the anaesthetic influence of ether fumes; anaesthetize
Derived Formsetherization or etherisation, nounetherizer or etheriser, noun