narcotize

[ nahr-kuh-tahyz ]

/ ˈnɑr kəˌtaɪz /

verb (used with object), nar·co·tized, nar·co·tiz·ing.

to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.

to make dull; stupefy; deaden the awareness of: He had used liquor to narcotize his anxieties.

verb (used without object), nar·co·tized, nar·co·tiz·ing.

to act as a narcotic: a remedy that does not heal but merely narcotizes.

QUIZZES

Can You Ace This Quiz About “Compliment” vs. “Complement”?

Take this quiz to see if you really know the difference between “compliment” and “complement"!

Question 1 of 11

“Compliment” and “complement” had a shared meaning a long time ago, but today they are no longer interchangeable.

True

False

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Also especially British, nar·co·tise.

Origin of narcotize

First recorded in 1835–45; narcot(ic) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM narcotize

nar·co·ti·za·tion, noun

Words nearby narcotize

narcotherapy, narcotic, narcotic blockade, narcotic reversal, narcotism, narcotize, narcotrafficking, nard, nardoo, nares, narew

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for narcotization

narcotize

narcotise

/ (ˈnɑːkəˌtaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to place under the influence of a narcotic drug

Derived forms of narcotize

narcotization or narcotisation, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for narcotization

narcotize

[ när′kə-tīz′ ]

v.

To place under the influence of a narcotic.

Other words from narcotize

nar′co•ti•za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.