Edenize
Meanings
verb
- To bring to a state of paradisaic happiness.
- To convert (a traditional institutional nursing home) into a community where patients can live a full and active life.
Word forms
Etymology
From Eden + -ize. The nursing sense comes from the Eden Alternative proposed by William H. Thomas (physician).
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