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.

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.

Origin of narcotize

1
First recorded in 1835–45; narcot(ic) + -ize
  • Also especially British, nar·co·tise .

Other words from narcotize

  • nar·co·ti·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for narcotize

narcotize

narcotise

/ (ˈnɑːkəˌtaɪz) /


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

Derived forms of narcotize

  • narcotization or narcotisation, noun

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