narcotized

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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Adj.

narcotized - under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a stuperous narcotized state"

drugged, narcotised, doped

drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"

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