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/əˈniːs.θə.taɪz/ · verb
(transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs..
Just prior to surgery the doctor will anesthetize him and he will sleep for four hours.
Use anesthetize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Anesthetize means (transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs..
Common synonyms include put out, put to sleep, anaesthetize, put under.
Possible antonyms include bring back, bring round, bring to, bring around.
Just prior to surgery the doctor will anesthetize him and he will sleep for four hours.
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