anesthetize
[uh-nes-thi-tahyz]
verb (used with object), an·es·the·tized, an·es·the·tiz·ing.
to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
Origin of anesthetize
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Related Words for anesthetize
paralyze, stupefy, desensitize, dull, anesthetize, halt, demolish, incapacitate, freeze, disable, destroy, stun, weaken, sedate, impair, deaden, medicate, dope, poison, mitigateExamples from the Web for anesthetize
Contemporary Examples of anesthetize
They acquired the tools to accomplish the deed, including a stun gun and the chemical means to anesthetize their victims.
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anesthetize
[ə-nĕs′thĭ-tīz′]
v.
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