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cu⋅ra⋅rize

  [kyoo-rahr-ahyz, koo-, kyoor-uh-rahyz, koor-]
Use curarize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -rized, -riz⋅ing.
to administer curare to, as in vivisection.
Also, especially British, cu⋅ra⋅rise.

Origin:
1870–75; curar(e) + -ize

Related forms:
cu⋅ra⋅ri⋅za⋅tion, noun
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cu·ra·rize   (kŏŏ-rä'rīz', kyŏŏ-)   
tr.v.   cu·ra·rized, cu·ra·riz·ing, cu·ra·riz·es

  1. To poison with curare.

  2. To treat with curare so as to relax the skeletal muscles.

cu·ra'ri·za'tion (-rĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Main Entry: cu·ra·rize
Variant: or British cu·ra·rise /-'rär-"Iz/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-rized or British -rised; -riz·ing or British -ris·ing
: to treat with curare —cu·ra·ri·za·tion or British cu·ra·ri·sa·tion /-"rär-&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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curarize v. cu·ra·rized, cu·ra·riz·ing, cu·ra·riz·es

  1. To poison with curare.

  2. To treat a person with curare so as to relax the skeletal muscles.

cu·ra'ri·za'tion (-rĭ-zā'shən) n.

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