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narcotize

[nahr-kuh-tahyz]
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verb (used with object), nar·co·tized, nar·co·tiz·ing.
  1. to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
  2. to make dull; stupefy; deaden the awareness of: He had used liquor to narcotize his anxieties.
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verb (used without object), nar·co·tized, nar·co·tiz·ing.
  1. to act as a narcotic: a remedy that does not heal but merely narcotizes.
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Also especially British, nar·co·tise.

Origin of narcotize

First recorded in 1835–45; narcot(ic) + -ize
Related formsnar·co·ti·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for narcotization

narcotize

narcotise

verb
  1. (tr) to place under the influence of a narcotic drug
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Derived Formsnarcotization or narcotisation, noun
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narcotize

(när′kə-tīz′)
v.
  1. To place under the influence of a narcotic.
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Related formsnar′co•ti•za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.
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