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anaesthetize

American  
[uh-nes-thi-tahyz, uh-nees-] / əˈnɛs θɪˌtaɪz, əˈnis- /
especially British, anaesthetise

verb (used with object)

anaesthetized, anaesthetizing

  1. anesthetize.

anaesthetize British  
/ əˈniːsθəˌtaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to render insensible to pain by administering an anaesthetic

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