Home › Words › C › cinchonizecinchonizecinchonize means to produce cinchonism in; to poison with quinine or cinchona.EtymologyFrom cinchona + -ize.verbTo produce cinchonism in; to poison with quinine or cinchona.e.g.“Its taste is very faint (though it is very readily brought out by acids), and it usually cinchonizes very promptly in sufficient doses.” — 1892, Hobart Amory Hare, “Malarial Diseases”, in A System of Practical Therapeutics: Fevers:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cinchonization 83% match — The process of cinchonizing. vs cinchonize →cinchonism 77% match — A pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark. vs cinchonize →cinchoninic 73% match — Of or relating to cinchonine. vs cinchonize →quinism 71% match — Cinconism. vs cinchonize →cinchonaceous 71% match — Pertaining to, or derived from, cinchona (the plant or the medicine). vs cinchonize →cinchonal 71% match — Of or pertaining to cinchona. vs cinchonize →cinchonia 70% match — Synonym of cinchonine. vs cinchonize →cinchonate 69% match — A salt of cinchonic acid. vs cinchonize →