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ANESTHETIZE

Dictionary entry overview: What does anesthetize mean?

• ANESTHETIZE (verb)
The verb ANESTHETIZE has 1 sense:

1. make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs

Familiarity information: ANESTHETIZE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ANESTHETIZE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

anaesthetise; anaesthetize; anesthetise; anesthetize; put under; put to sleep; put out

Context example:

The patient must be anesthetized before the operation

Hypernyms (to "anesthetize" is one way to...):

dose; drug (administer a drug to)

Cause:

catch some Z's; kip; log Z's; sleep; slumber (be asleep)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "anesthetize"):

etherise; etherize (anesthetize with ether)

cocainise; cocainize (anesthetize with cocaine)

chloroform (anesthetize with chloroform)

freeze (anesthetize by cold)

block (interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Did he anesthetize his foot?

Antonym:

bring to (return to consciousness)

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