ANAESTHETIZE

anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under, put out

(verb) administer an anesthetic drug to; “The patient must be anesthetized before the operation”; “anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

anaesthetize (third-person singular simple present anaesthetizes, present participle anaesthetizing, simple past and past participle anaesthetized)

(Oxford) Alternative spelling of anesthetize

Source: Wiktionary


An*æs"the*tize, v. t. (Med.)

Definition: To render insensible by an anæsthetic. Encyc. Brit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

11 April 2025

NEWSPAPER

(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; “they used bales of newspaper every day”


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