1. to treat or poison with curare, a paralyzing drug derived from South American plants
Usage: medical/scientific; third person singular present tense of 'curarize'

Examples

• The anesthesiologist curarizes the patient's muscles during surgery to prevent involuntary movement.
• The poison dart frog's toxin curarizes its prey within seconds.
• Curare curarizes skeletal muscles by blocking neuromuscular transmission.
• The researcher curarizes the laboratory animal for the experimental procedure.
• Indigenous hunters traditionally curarized their blow darts with plant extract.