"etherize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈiːθəɹaɪz/ Forms: etherizes [present, singular, third-person], etherizing [participle, present], etherized [participle, past], etherized [past]
Etymology: ether + -ize. Compare French éthériser. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ether|ize}} ether + -ize, {{cog|fr|éthériser}} French éthériser Head templates: {{en-verb}} etherize (third-person singular simple present etherizes, present participle etherizing, simple past and past participle etherized)
  1. To convert into ether.
    Sense id: en-etherize-en-verb-HbqySOM3
  2. To render insensible by means of ether, as by inhalation.
    Sense id: en-etherize-en-verb-kP-IfxQf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 28 72

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