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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
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