anaesthetize

[uh-nes-thi-tahyz or, esp. British, uh-nees-]

verb (used with object), an·aes·the·tized, an·aes·the·tiz·ing.

anesthetize.

Also especially British, an·aes·the·tise.

Related formsan·aes·the·ti·za·tion, noun

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Historical Examples of anaesthetized

You were anaesthetized and some ray machine was used to heal the shoulder.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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They seemed to have been anaesthetized by the general shock.
Catastrophe and Social Change
Samuel Henry Prince
As very strong currents are required for this latter, the patient has first to be anaesthetized by a general anaesthetic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3
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British Dictionary definitions for anaesthetized

anaesthetize

anaesthetise or US anesthetize

verb

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

Derived Formsanaesthetization, anaesthetisation or US anesthetization, noun

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Word Origin and History for anaesthetized

anaesthetize

1848, from Greek anaisthetos (see anaesthesia) + -ize. Related: Anaesthetized; anaesthetizing.