anesthetize

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈniːs.θə.taɪz/, /æˈniːs.θə.taɪz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈnɛs.θə.taɪz/, /əˈnɛs.θɪ.taɪz/

Verb

anesthetize (third-person singular simple present anesthetizes, present participle anesthetizing, simple past and past participle anesthetized) (American spelling, Canadian spelling)

  1. (transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
    Just prior to surgery the doctor will anesthetize him and he will sleep for four hours.

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