atropinize
|a-trop-i-nize|
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/əˈtroʊpɪnaɪz/
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/əˈtrɒpɪnaɪz/
to give atropine
Etymology
'atropinize' originates from Modern English, specifically formed from the noun 'atropine' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ize' (from Greek -izein via Late Latin/Old French), where 'atropine' ultimately comes from New Latin 'atropinum' referring to the belladonna alkaloid.
'atropine' changed from New Latin 'atropinum' (and French 'atropine') which in turn derives from the name 'Atropos' in Greek mythology; the modern English verb 'atropinize' was formed by adding the productive suffix '-ize' to 'atropine'.
Initially related to the substance name (the alkaloid 'atropine'), the derived verb originally meant 'to apply or give atropine' and has retained that core medical meaning into modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
to treat or administer atropine to (a person or animal); to give atropine as a medical procedure.
The surgeon atropinized the patient to reduce secretions before the operation.
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Verb 2
to produce effects characteristic of atropine (to cause antimuscarinic effects) — used in experimental or descriptive contexts.
In the pharmacology study, the compound atropinized the tissue, blocking muscarinic responses.
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Last updated: 2025/11/14 07:52