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anesthetize

American  
[uh-nes-thi-tahyz] / əˈnɛs θɪˌtaɪz /
especially British, anesthetise

verb (used with object)

anesthetized, anesthetizing

  1. to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.

Other Word Forms

  • anesthetization noun
  • nonanesthetized adjective

Etymology

Origin of anesthetize

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

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