English > anesthetize: 1 sense > verb 1, body| Meaning | Administer an anesthetic drug to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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| Model | Did he anesthetize his foot? |
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| Examples | - "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"
- "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"
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| Synonyms | anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under, put out |
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| Narrower | block | interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia |
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| chloroform | Anesthetize with chloroform |
| cocainize, cocainise | Anesthetize with cocaine |
| etherize, etherise | Anesthetize with ether |
| freeze | Anesthetize by cold |
| Broader | drug, dose | Administer a drug to |
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| Opposite | bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around | Return to consciousness |
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| Spanish | anestesiar, anestetizar |
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| Catalan | anestesiar |
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| Nouns | anesthetic | a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations |
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