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

Derived forms: anesthetizing, anesthetized, anesthetizes

See also: anesthetic [N. Amer]

Type of: dose, drug

Antonym: bring to

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