Definitions
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- verb transitive To bring to a state of
paradisaic happiness . - verb transitive To convert (a traditional
institutional nursing home ) into acommunity wherepatients can live a full and active life.
Etymologies
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Eden + -ize. The nursing sense comes from the Eden Alternative proposed by William H. Thomas (physician).
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