morphinizev.
/ˈmɔːfᵻnʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈmɔrfəˌnaɪz/ rare.
transitive. To treat with morphine. (figurative in quot. 1856.)
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > drugging a person or thing > drug [verb (transitive)] > with morphine
morphinize1856
1856 J. M. Neale Mediæval Preachers Introd. p. xv We find the laced coat of the ‘orthodox’ party stiffening into cast-iron, their somnolence morphinised into death.
1908 Amer. Jrnl. Physiol. 21 144 The animals were usually only partially morphinized.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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