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narcotize

[ nahr-kuh-tahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, nar·co·tized, nar·co·tiz·ing.

to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
to make dull; stupefy; deaden the awareness of:
He had used liquor to narcotize his anxieties.

, nar·co·tized, nar·co·tiz·ing.

narcotize

/ ˈnɑːkəˌtaɪz /

First recorded in 1835–45; narcot(ic) + -ize

It is upon this very principle that the same amount of wine may stimulate at dinner, but narcotize when taken in the forenoon.

They fascinate even when they excite, and soothe and narcotize in the communication of their subtle power.

The instruction I gave him was in these words: "I want you to narcotize those women to within an inch of their lives."

A mystic beverage secretly used by our most popular novelists and poets to regulate the imagination and narcotize the conscience.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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