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anesthetic |
anesthetic agent |
anesthetise |
anesthetised |
anesthetist |
anesthetize
| anesthetized
| anesthyl
| anestric
| anestrous
| anestrum
anesthetize
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb anesthetize has 1 sense
- anesthetize(v = verb.body) anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, put out, put under - administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth" is one way to dose, drug
Derived form noun anesthetic1
Antonym: bring to
Sample sentence:
Did he anesthetize his foot?
CIDE DICTIONARY
anesthetize, v.
to cause to become unconscious by administration of an anaesthetic agent. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
anesthetize
KO, abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, bedaze, benumb, besot, blunt, chloroform, coldcock, cushion, deaden, deaden the pain, desensitize, diminish, dope, drug, dull, ease, ease matters, entrance, etherize, foment, freeze, give relief, hypnotize, kayo, knock out, knock senseless, knock stiff, knock unconscious, lay, lay out, lessen, lull, lull to sleep, magnetize, mesmerize, mitigate, mollify, narcotize, numb, obtund, pad, palliate, palsy, paralyze, poultice, pour balm into, pour oil on, put to sleep, put under, reduce, relieve, rock to sleep, salve, sedate, slacken, slake, soften, soothe, stun, stupe, stupefy, subdue, trance
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