Antonyms for etherize
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ee-thuh-rahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈi θəˌraɪz |
Definition of etherize
- As in deaden : verb diminish, muffle, quiet
- I was obliged to etherize it a little, so as to stupefy it, and render it less uneasy.
- Extract from : « The Insect » by Jules Michelet
- I'm afraid I got kind of mixed up—I could think of nothin' but etherize.
- Extract from : « Drusilla with a Million » by Elizabeth Cooper
- Therefore they etherize and dissect down for the purpose of exploring, to ascertain if the guess is right or wrong.
- Extract from : « Philosophy of Osteopathy » by Andrew T. Still
- I guess it was the strugglin' that confused my mind, and I been wondering why I could etherize a lot of struggling young poets.
- Extract from : « Drusilla with a Million » by Elizabeth Cooper
Synonyms for etherize
- abate
- alleviate
- anesthetize
- benumb
- blunt
- check
- chloroform
- consume
- cushion
- damp
- dampen
- depress
- deprive
- desensitize
- destroy
- devitalize
- dim
- dope
- drown
- dull
- etherize
- exhaust
- freeze
- frustrate
- gas
- hush
- impair
- incapacitate
- injure
- knock out
- KO
- lay out
- lessen
- mute
- numb
- paralyze
- put out of order
- put to sleep
- quieten
- reduce
- repress
- retard
- slow
- smother
- soften
- stifle
- stun
- stupefy
- suppress
- tire
- tone down
- unnerve
- weaken
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