Edenize
English
Etymology
Eden + -ize. The nursing sense comes from the Eden Alternative proposed by William H. Thomas (physician).
Verb
Edenize (third-person singular simple present Edenizes, present participle Edenizing, simple past and past participle Edenized)
- (transitive) To bring to a state of paradisaic happiness.
- c. 1605, John Davies of Hereford, Wittes Pilgrimage:
- pure Saints Edenizd
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- (transitive, nursing) To convert (a traditional institutional nursing home) into a community where patients can live a full and active life.
Related terms
- Edenization
References
- Edenized in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913