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as in sedative
something (as a drug) that relieves pain the dentist waited until the anesthetic took effect

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as in narcotic
something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security he used total immersion in his job as an anesthetic for the empty shell that his marriage had become

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adjective

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“Anesthetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anesthetic. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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