Meaning

2 senses

  1. To convert into ether.

    etherize a spirit

    anesthetize with ether

  2. (historical)To anesthesize by means of ether (diethyl ether), often by inhalation.

    to etherize a patient

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From ether + -ize. Compare French éthériser.

From ether + -ize. Compare French éthériser.

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Forms

etherizes, etherizing, etherized, etherized
Base formetherize · to etherize
3rd person singularetherizes
Present participleetherizing
Past simpleetherized
Past participleetherized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyetherize
he, she, itetherizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsetherized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave etherized
he, she, ithas etherized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill etherize

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
Relatedether
Derivedetherizationetherizer

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ethanoletheletherealethicB2ethicalC1
etherize — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto