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.
Origin of narcotize
1First 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
(tr) to place under the influence of a narcotic drug
Derived forms of narcotize
- narcotization or narcotisation, noun
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