anaesthetize

American  

[uh-nes-thi-tahyz, uh-nees-] / əˈnɛs θɪˌtaɪz, əˈnis- /

especially British, anaesthetise

verb (used with object)

anaesthetized, anaesthetizing

1. anesthetize.

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anaesthetize British  

/ əˈniːsθəˌtaɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• anaesthetization noun

Example Sentences

Another strategy — capturing, anaesthetizing and transporting the hippos by helicopter to a facility to be castrated — would cost at least $530,000 and take up to 52 years for eradication, the study found.

From Scientific American

For Albee, the truth, even at its most painful, is better than an anaesthetizing lie.

From Los Angeles Times

Badimon et al. found that the extracellular level of ADO in a brain region called the striatum was reduced by 85% in anaesthetized mice lacking microglia, compared with control mice that had microglia.

From Nature

Through her anaesthetized haze she recalled the face of Jasslien, her commander: aquiline nose, enhanced jawline, deep-set eyes that had seen too much and learnt too little.

From Nature

Carfentanil is sometimes used by veterinarians to anaesthetize large animals, and has been linked to an increase in drug overdoses in humans.

From Washington Times