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narcotize

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nar⋅co⋅tize

  [nahr-kuh-tahyz] verb, -tized, iz⋅ing.
Use narcotize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
2. to make dull; stupefy; deaden the awareness of: He had used liquor to narcotize his anxieties.
–verb (used without object)
3. to act as a narcotic: a remedy that does not heal but merely narcotizes.
Also, especially British, nar⋅co⋅tise.

Origin:
1835–45; narcot(ic) + -ize

Related forms:
nar⋅co⋅ti⋅za⋅tion, noun
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nar·co·tize   (när'kə-tīz')   
tr.v.   nar·co·tized, nar·co·tiz·ing, nar·co·tiz·es

  1. To place under the influence of a narcotic.

  2. To put to sleep; lull.

  3. To dull; deaden.

nar'co·ti·za'tion (-tĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: nar·co·tize
Variant: also British nar·co·tise /'när-k&-"tIz/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms:-tized also British -tised; -tiz·ing also British -tis·ing
transitive senses
1 : to treat with or subject toa narcotic
2 : to put into a state of narcosis narcotize intransitive senses
: to act as a narcotizing agent
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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narcotize nar·co·tize (när'kə-tīz')
v. nar·co·tized, nar·co·tiz·ing, nar·co·tiz·es
To place under the influence of a narcotic.

nar'co·ti·za'tion (-tĭ-zā'shən) n.

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