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narcotize

[ nahr-kuh-tahyz ]
/ ˈnɑr kəˌtaɪz /
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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.
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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
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British Dictionary definitions for narcotize

narcotize

narcotise

/ (ˈnɑːkəˌtaɪz) /

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

Derived forms of narcotize

narcotization or narcotisation, noun
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