Definition of "cocainize" [co•ca•in•ize]

• To anesthetize (a body part) with cocaine. (verb-transitive)

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• "It may be necessary to cocainize the eye before the operator can remove the foreign object with absorbent cotton or with forceps."
• "The latter accident is also prone to follow attempts to cocainize the larynx."