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Verb: anaesthetize  u'nees-thu`tIz
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=anesthetize)
  1. Administer an anaesthetic drug to
    "The patient must be anaesthetized before the operation"
    - anesthetize [N. Amer], anesthetise [Brit], anaesthetise [Brit], put under, put out

Derived forms: anaesthetized, anaesthetizes, anaesthetizing

See also: anaesthetic [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: dose, drug

Encyclopedia: Anaesthetize