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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.

Nearby words

  1. narcotherapy,
  2. narcotic,
  3. narcotic blockade,
  4. narcotic reversal,
  5. narcotism,
  6. narcotrafficking,
  7. nard,
  8. nardine,
  9. nardoo,
  10. nare
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

/ (ˈnɑːkəˌtaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to place under the influence of a narcotic drug
Derived Formsnarcotization or narcotisation, noun
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Medicine definitions for narcotization

narcotize

[ när′kə-tīz′ ]

v.

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