Definition of etherize in English:
etherize
(British etherise)
verb ˈiːθ(ə)rʌɪzˈiθəˌraɪz
[with object]historical Anaesthetize (a person or animal) with ether.
the blood samples were obtained from a pair of etherized frogs
figurative I read it, feeling faintly etherized
Example sentencesExamples
- This film is a document of our etherized condition: not terminal yet, maybe, but close.
- The famous opening comparison of the evening sky to ‘a patient etherized upon a table’ makes clear the anesthetizing power of the polluting haze.
- He was assisting Dr. Dixon of Boylston Street in a confinement case, during which it was found necessary to etherize the mother.
- The temporary loss of control over the will (such as occurs during etherized paralysis), he implies, only reveals the extent to which the conscious mind is never the centre of its own will nor entirely in control of its own movements.
- The physician performed the examination, diagnosed the lump as a fibroid tumor, and performed an operation to remove the tumor while, as T. S. Eliot puts it, the patient was etherized upon the table.
- When you are ready to etherize the flies, remove the stopper from the mouth of the etherizer.
Derivatives
noun iːθ(ə)rʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
historical From then on, there was no further opposition in the hospital to performance of operations on patients under etherization.
Example sentencesExamples
- Following etherization, flies were placed into vials, and allowed 1 day for recovery from etherization.