Edenize

== English == === Etymology === From 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. (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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.