anesthetize

anes·the·tize

transitive verb \-thə-ˌtīz\

anes·the·tizedanes·the·tiz·ing

Definition of ANESTHETIZE

: to subject to anesthesia

Examples of ANESTHETIZE

1. The doctor anesthetized the patient by an intravenous injection.
2. She was anesthetized before the operation.

First Known Use of ANESTHETIZE

1848

Rhymes with ANESTHETIZE

accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, defeminize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, deodorize, depersonalize, depolarize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, devitalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, economize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eroticize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, externalize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immobilize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, romanticize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize

anes·the·tize

transitive verb    (Medical Dictionary)

anes·the·tizedor chiefly British ; anes·the·tizedalso ; anes·the·tised; anes·the·tiz·ingor chiefly British ; anes·the·tiz·ingalso ; anes·the·tis·ing

Medical Definition of ANESTHETIZE

: to subject to anesthesia

—anes·the·ti·za·tion or chiefly British anaes·the·ti·za·tion also anaes·the·ti·sa·tion \ə-ˌnes-thət-ə-ˈzā-shən, British -ˌnēs-\ (audio pronunciation) noun

Variants of ANESTHETIZE

anes·the·tize or chiefly British anaes·the·tize also anaes·the·tise \-thə-ˌtīz\ (audio pronunciation)