anesthetize

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anesthetize

  • /əˈniːs.θə.taɪz/ UK
  • /æˈniːs.θə.taɪz/ UK
  • /əˈnɛs.θə.taɪz/ US
  • /əˈnɛs.θɪ.taɪz/ US

verb anesthetizes · anesthetizing · anesthetized · anaesthetize · anaesthetise

  1. Canada, US, transitive To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs. Just prior to surgery the doctor will anesthetize him and he will sleep for four hours.

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verb administer anesthesia

Españolanestesiar
日本語麻酔をかける masui o kakeru
中文使麻醉 shǐ mázuì, 使麻木 shǐ mámù
Portuguêsanestesiar
Françaisanesthésier
Deutschbetäuben, anästhesieren, anästhetisieren
Ελληνικάαναισθητοποιώ anaisthitopoió
Românăanestezia
Русскийобезбо́ливать obezbólivatʹ, обезбо́лить obezbólitʹ, анестези́ровать anɛstɛzírovatʹ

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@misc{anesthetize_2026,
  title = {anesthetize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anesthetize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}