anesthetize

[ uh-nes-thi-tahyz ]
/ əˈnɛs θɪˌtaɪz /

verb (used with object), an·es·the·tized, an·es·the·tiz·ing.

to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
Also anaesthetize; especially British, an·es·the·tise.

Origin of anesthetize

1840–50; < Greek anaísthēt(os) (see anesthetic) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM anesthetize

an·es·the·ti·za·tion, noun non·an·es·the·tized, adjective

Words nearby anesthetize

anesthesiology, anesthetic, anesthetic depth, anesthetic leprosy, anesthetist, anesthetize, anestrous, anestrus, anethole, aneto, anetoderma

Medical definitions for anesthetization

anesthetize
[ ə-nĕs′thĭ-tīz′ ]

v.

To induce anesthesia in.

Other words from anesthetize

an•es′the•ti•za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.