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- Dictionaryan·es·the·tize/əˈnesTHəˌtīz/
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- 1. administer an anesthetic to (a person or animal), especially so as to induce a loss of consciousness.
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The meaning of ANESTHETIZE is to subject to anesthesia. How to use anesthetize in a sentence.
Other forms: anesthetized; anesthetizing; anesthetizes. If you need to have surgery, a doctor will anesthetize you, or give you medicine to make you sleep through the operation. When a vet knocks your dog out to clean his teeth, she anesthetizes him.
ANESTHETIZE definition: 1. US spelling of anaesthetize 2. to administer a drug so someone does not feel pain: . Learn more.
verb [ T ] US (UK usually anaesthetise) us / əˈnes.θə.taɪz / uk / əˈniːs.θə.taɪz / Add to word list. to administer a drug so someone does not feel pain: The vet anesthetized my dog. A patient needs to be properly anesthetized before the surgeon begins to operate. See. anesthetist. Fewer examples.
verb. /əˈniːsθətaɪz/ /əˈnesθətaɪz/ (US English) (also anaesthetize, anaesthetise (both British English)) anesthetize somebody to make a person or animal unable to feel pain, etc., especially by giving them an anesthetic before a medical operation. Take your English to the next level.
anaesthetize - administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth"
1. transitive verb. When a doctor or other trained person anesthetizes a patient, they make the patient unconscious or unable to feel pain by giving them an anesthetic. 2. transitive verb. If something such as a drug anesthetizes part or all of your body, it makes you unable to feel anything in that part of your body.
What does the verb anaesthetize mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb anaesthetize. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the verb anaesthetize? About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
Definitions of 'anesthetize' 1. When a doctor or other trained person anesthetizes a patient, they make the patient unconscious or unable to feel pain by giving them an anesthetic. [...] 2. If something such as a drug anesthetizes part or all of your body, it makes you unable to feel anything in that part of your body. [...] More.
anesthetize - administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth" anaesthetise , anaesthetize , anesthetise , put under , put out