narcotize
to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
to make dull; stupefy; deaden the awareness of: He had used liquor to narcotize his anxieties.
to act as a narcotic: a remedy that does not heal but merely narcotizes.
Origin of narcotize
1- Also especially British, nar·co·tise .
Other words from narcotize
- nar·co·ti·za·tion, noun
Words Nearby narcotize
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How to use narcotize in a sentence
It is upon this very principle that the same amount of wine may stimulate at dinner, but narcotize when taken in the forenoon.
Tobacco and Alcohol | John FiskeThey fascinate even when they excite, and soothe and narcotize in the communication of their subtle power.
A Trooper Galahad | Charles KingThe instruction I gave him was in these words: "I want you to narcotize those women to within an inch of their lives."
A mystic beverage secretly used by our most popular novelists and poets to regulate the imagination and narcotize the conscience.
The Devil's Dictionary | Ambrose Bierce
British Dictionary definitions for narcotize
narcotise
/ (ˈnɑːkəˌtaɪz) /
(tr) to place under the influence of a narcotic drug
Derived forms of narcotize
- narcotization or narcotisation, noun
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