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curarise

curarise is the alternative form of curarize.

Meaning of curarize

Verb

curarize (third-person singular simple present curarizes, present participle curarizing, simple past and past participle curarized)

  1. (transitive) To administer curare to.
    • Curarize the frog sufficiently to paralyze the motor nerves.1906, William Townsend Porter, An Introduction to Physiology, page 569

Forms of curarise

third-person singular presentcurarises
present participlecurarising
past participlecurarised
pastcurarised

Origin of curarise

From curare + -ise.

Questions about curarise

What is curarise the alternative form of?
Curarise is the alternative form of curarize.

Words near curarise in the dictionary

  1. curarin
  2. curarine
  3. curarines
  4. curarisation
  5. curarisations
  6. curarise
  7. curarised
  8. curarises
  9. curarising
  10. curarization
  11. curarizations

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