Definition of Etherize

1. Verb. Anesthetize with ether.

Exact synonyms: Etherise
Generic synonyms: Anaesthetise, Anaesthetize, Anesthetise, Anesthetize, Put Out, Put Under
Derivative terms: Ether

Definition of Etherize

1. v. t. To convert into ether.

Definition of Etherize

1. Verb. To convert into ether. ¹

2. Verb. To render insensible by means of ether, as by inhalation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Etherize

1. to treat with ether [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Etherize

etherifying
etherin
etherion
etherions
etherise
etherised
etherises
etherish
etherising
etherism
etherisms
etherist
etherists
etherization
etherizations
etherize (current term)
etherized
etherizer
etherizers
etherizes
etherizing
etherlike
ethernet
ethernet cable
etherol
etheromania
etheromaniac
etheromaniacs
ethers
ethiazide

Literary usage of Etherize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1891)
"Unless you obtain very old towels or napkins, it is either difficult to etherize the patient, or you have to give the ether in too concentrated form. ..."

2. A Manual of Physiology: With Practical Exercises by George Neil Stewart (1918)
"(z) Deeply etherize a dog or rabbit five hours after a meal rich in ... Fasten on a holder, and etherize. Insert a glass cannula into the femoral or saphena ..."

3. The London Medical Gazette (1848)
"This method of etherize- tion requires, however, great prudence and caution in its application ; for the effect of ether on the mucous membrane of the ..."

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