Synonyms

anesthetize

American

[uh-nes-thi-tahyz] / əˈnɛs θɪˌtaɪz /

especially British, anesthetise

verb (used with object)

anesthetized, anesthetizing

to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.

Other Word Forms

anesthetization noun
nonanesthetized adjective

Etymology

Origin of anesthetize

1840–50; < Greek anaísthēt ( os ) ( anesthetic ) + -ize

Example Sentences

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These are meant to be the anesthetizing accompaniment to playlists featuring purveyors of sonic wallpaper made to help your whole body chill out — a vibe-fest, on demand.

From Salon

Those latter respondents have presumably been anesthetized, never set foot in the real world or live in a permanent, chemically induced stupor.

From Los Angeles Times

During these checkups, the animals were anesthetized, and the radar system was hung about half a meter above their chest.

From Science Daily

Proulx found something similar in 2018, when he and colleagues injected tracer dyes into the cisterna magna and found they entered the systemic blood more quickly in awake mice than anesthetized ones.

From Science Magazine

Control rats ate regular food and were anesthetized, but had no surgery.

From Science Daily

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