Chloroform (Verb)
Meaning
Anesthetize with chloroform; "Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- Historically, surgeons would chloroform patients before performing any major operations to minimize their pain and distress.
- The villain chloroformed his victim and then abducted her in the dead of night.
- In the past, doctors used to chloroform people before surgery as a means of general anesthesia.
- He carefully moved her to the car after having chloroformed her to avoid suspicion.
- During that time period, chloroforming someone was a common medical procedure.