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etherize

[ ee-thuh-rahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, e·ther·ized, e·ther·iz·ing.

etherize

/ ˈiːθəˌraɪz /

obsolete.
tr to subject (a person) to the anaesthetic influence of ether fumes; anaesthetize

First recorded in 1740–50; ether + -ize

I was obliged to etherize it a little, so as to stupefy it, and render it less uneasy.

I'm afraid I got kind of mixed up—I could think of nothin' but etherize.

I guess it was the strugglin' that confused my mind, and I been wondering why I could etherize a lot of struggling young poets.

Therefore they etherize and dissect down for the purpose of exploring, to ascertain if the guess is right or wrong.

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