anesthetize

[ uh-nes-thi-tahyz ]
/ əˈnɛs θɪˌtaɪz /
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verb (used with object), an·es·the·tized, an·es·the·tiz·ing.

to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.

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

Origin of anesthetize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM anesthetize

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

Words nearby anesthetize

anesthesiology, anesthetic, anesthetic depth, anesthetic leprosy, anesthetist, anesthetize, anestrous, anestrus, anethole, aneto, anetoderma
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Words related to anesthetized

indifferent, dazed, diminished, flat, asleep, paralyzed, paralyze, stupefy, desensitize, dull, anesthetize, halt, demolish, incapacitate, freeze, disable, destroy, stun, weaken, sedate

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Medical definitions for anesthetized

anesthetize
[ ə-nĕs′thĭ-tīz′ ]

v.

To induce anesthesia in.

Other words from anesthetize

an•es′the•ti•za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.
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