narcotize

[nahr-kuh-tahyz]

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.

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

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

Derived Formsnarcotization or narcotisation, noun

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narcotization in Medicine

narcotize

[när′kə-tīz′]

v.

To place under the influence of a narcotic.

Related formsnar′co•ti•za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.