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anaesthetize

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a·naes·the·tize  (-nsth-tz)
v.
Variant of anesthetize.
anaesthetize, anaesthetise or US anesthetize
Verb
[-tizing, -tized] or -tising, -tised to cause to feel no pain by administering an anaesthetic
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Verb1.anaesthetize - administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"
anaesthetise, anesthetise, anesthetize, put under, put out
etherise, etherize - anesthetize with ether
cocainise, cocainize - anesthetize with cocaine
chloroform - anesthetize with chloroform; "Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them"
freeze - anesthetize by cold
drug, dose - administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"
block - interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle"
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