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anesthetize

[ uh-nes-thi-tahyz ]

/ əˈnɛs θɪˌtaɪz /

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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

Example sentences from the Web for anesthetized

Now Ricky French especially has the air of a demonstrating anatomist over an anesthetized body.

Young People's Pride |Stephen Vincent Benet
By putting a few drops of chloroform into the jar, the insect is anesthetized, and its struggles are made quickly to cease.

The Butterfly Book |William Jacob Holland
Then she turned quickly and surprised her anesthetized audience.

The Quickening |Francis Lynde
One woman, Hannah Green, had been anesthetized in 1848 by chloroform before undergoing a minor operation on her toe.

Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology |Audrey Davis

Failing in this manner of procedure, the affected animal is to be cast and anesthetized with chloroform.

Lameness of the Horse |John Victor Lacroix

Medical definitions for anesthetized

anesthetize

[ ə-nĕs′thĭ-tīz′ ]

v.

To induce anesthesia in.

Other words from anesthetize

an•es′the•ti•za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.