anesthetize

[ uh-nes-thi-tahyz ]

/ əˈnɛs θɪˌtaɪz /

to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.

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Also anaesthetize; especially British, an·es·the·tise.

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

an·es·the·ti·za·tion, nounnon·an·es·the·tized, adjective

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Now Ricky French especially has the air of a demonstrating anatomist over an anesthetized body.
Young People's Pride|Stephen Vincent Benet
By putting a few drops of chloroform into the jar, the insect is anesthetized, and its struggles are made quickly to cease.
The Butterfly Book|William Jacob Holland
Then she turned quickly and surprised her anesthetized audience.
The Quickening|Francis Lynde
One woman, Hannah Green, had been anesthetized in 1848 by chloroform before undergoing a minor operation on her toe.
Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology|Audrey Davis

Failing in this manner of procedure, the affected animal is to be cast and anesthetized with chloroform.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix

[ ə-nĕs′thĭ-tīz′ ]

To induce anesthesia in.

an•es′the•ti•za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.