The process of treating or poisoning something with curare, a powerful paralytic drug used on arrows and blow darts by indigenous peoples.
From French 'curare' (the poison from South American plants) + '-ization' (suffix meaning process). The word curare itself comes from Tupi language spoken in Brazil.
Curare was so powerful that indigenous hunters could bring down massive animals, yet scientists later discovered it only paralyzed muscles—leaving the brain fully conscious. Doctors actually use curare-like drugs today to paralyze patients safely during surgery!
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