narcotize


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nar·co·tize

 (när′kə-tīz′)
tr.v. nar·co·tized, nar·co·tiz·ing, nar·co·tiz·es
1. To place under the influence of a narcotic.
2. To put to sleep; lull.
3. To dull; deaden.
nar′co·ti·za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.
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narcotize

(ˈnɑːkəˌtaɪz) or

narcotise

vb
(Medicine) (tr) to place under the influence of a narcotic drug
ˌnarcotiˈzation, ˌnarcotiˈsation n
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nar•co•tize

(ˈnɑr kəˌtaɪz)

v. -tized, -tiz•ing. v.t.
1. to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
2. to make dull; deaden the awareness of.
v.i.
3. to act as a narcotic.
[1835–45]
nar`co•ti•za′tion, n.
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narcotize


Past participle: narcotized
Gerund: narcotizing

Imperative
narcotize
narcotize
Present
I narcotize
you narcotize
he/she/it narcotizes
we narcotize
you narcotize
they narcotize
Preterite
I narcotized
you narcotized
he/she/it narcotized
we narcotized
you narcotized
they narcotized
Present Continuous
I am narcotizing
you are narcotizing
he/she/it is narcotizing
we are narcotizing
you are narcotizing
they are narcotizing
Present Perfect
I have narcotized
you have narcotized
he/she/it has narcotized
we have narcotized
you have narcotized
they have narcotized
Past Continuous
I was narcotizing
you were narcotizing
he/she/it was narcotizing
we were narcotizing
you were narcotizing
they were narcotizing
Past Perfect
I had narcotized
you had narcotized
he/she/it had narcotized
we had narcotized
you had narcotized
they had narcotized
Future
I will narcotize
you will narcotize
he/she/it will narcotize
we will narcotize
you will narcotize
they will narcotize
Future Perfect
I will have narcotized
you will have narcotized
he/she/it will have narcotized
we will have narcotized
you will have narcotized
they will have narcotized
Future Continuous
I will be narcotizing
you will be narcotizing
he/she/it will be narcotizing
we will be narcotizing
you will be narcotizing
they will be narcotizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been narcotizing
you have been narcotizing
he/she/it has been narcotizing
we have been narcotizing
you have been narcotizing
they have been narcotizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been narcotizing
you will have been narcotizing
he/she/it will have been narcotizing
we will have been narcotizing
you will have been narcotizing
they will have been narcotizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been narcotizing
you had been narcotizing
he/she/it had been narcotizing
we had been narcotizing
you had been narcotizing
they had been narcotizing
Conditional
I would narcotize
you would narcotize
he/she/it would narcotize
we would narcotize
you would narcotize
they would narcotize
Past Conditional
I would have narcotized
you would have narcotized
he/she/it would have narcotized
we would have narcotized
you would have narcotized
they would have narcotized
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.narcotize - administer narcotics to
narcotise
drug, dose - administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"
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narcotize

verb
To administer or add a drug to:
dose, drug, medicate, opiate, physic.
Informal: dope (up).
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Translations
huumatahuumenukuttaatainnuttaavalmistaa
narcotiser
narcotiza

narcotize

[ˈnɑːkətaɪz] VT → narcotizar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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