Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Canada, US)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.

    betäuben, anästhesieren, anästhetisieren

    обезбо́ливатьobezbólivatʹ, обезбо́литьobezbólitʹ, анестези́роватьanɛstɛzírovatʹ

More definitions
  • administer an anesthetic drug to

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Time may not heal your wounds, but it might anesthetize them.

    deDie Zeit heilt vielleicht deine Wunden nicht, aber eventuell betäubt sie sie. — raggione

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Translations

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By meaning 1
administer anesthesia:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
administer anesthesia:

Forms

anesthetizes, anesthetizing, anesthetized, anesthetized
Base formanesthetize · to anesthetize
3rd person singularanesthetizes
Present participleanesthetizing
Past simpleanesthetized
Past participleanesthetized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyanesthetize
he, she, itanesthetizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsanesthetized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave anesthetized
he, she, ithas anesthetized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill anesthetize

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

See also

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