Edenize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bring to a state of paradisaic happiness.
  2. To convert (a traditional institutional nursing home) into a community where patients can live a full and active life.

Word forms

Edenize Edenizes Edenizing Edenized

Etymology

From Eden + -ize. The nursing sense comes from the Eden Alternative proposed by William H. Thomas (physician).

Related words

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