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Listerize
[
lis
-t
uh
-rahyz ]
SHOW IPA
/ ˈlɪs təˌraɪz /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
verb (used with object),
Lis·ter·ized,
Lis·ter·iz·ing.
to treat (a patient, disease, etc.) using the methods of Joseph
Lister
.
Also
especially British
,
Lis·ter·ise
.
Origin of Listerize
First recorded in 1900–05;
Lister
+
-ize