anesthetize
verb
anes·the·tize
| \ ə-ˈnes-thə-ˌtīz
, British -ˈnēs-\
, British -ˈnēs-\
anesthetized;
anesthetizing
Definition of anesthetize
: to subject to anesthesia
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Examples of anesthetize in a Sentence
The doctor anesthetized the patient by an intravenous injection.
She was anesthetized before the operation.
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While even restaurants that claim to know better may not be up to the requirements of polite dining, even basic establishments are anesthetized to customers dropping silverware on the floor. — Judith Martin, Washington Post, "Miss Manners: Fiancee-no-more is asked to return all gifts," 8 Aug. 2019 For much of the next 15 years, Crosby anesthetized himself with heroin and freebase cocaine, doing significant harm to both his musical relationships and his relationship to music. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, "The Most Interesting Man in Rock: How David Crosby Survived Everything — and Lived to Sing About It," 24 July 2019 Sodium thiopental, the barbiturate used in the injection that killed Brooks, and pancuronium bromide are typically used in medical settings to anesthetize patients — they were not designed for use in lethal injection procedures. — Abdullah Shihipar, Teen Vogue, "Lethal Injection Drugs and the Death Penalty, Explained," 30 Oct. 2018 Then Sofina was briefly anesthetized to get a blood sample. — Karen Weintraub, New York Times, "Doctor, Your Patient Is Waiting. It’s a Red Panda.," 29 June 2018 The zoo staff decided to run some tests, anesthetizing him with a dart. — Lainey Seyler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Keepers at Milwaukee County Zoo worked 24/7 to care for baby gorilla after its parents died," 29 June 2018 There are plays that seduce and anesthetize and candy-coat everything to make the world taste good. — Jack Helbig, Chicago Reader, "Father Comes Home From the Wars," 13 June 2018 Some of it was detailed medical research, like finding specific nerves responsible for pain in shoulders and knees to anesthetize during surgery rather than the more common larger nerves. — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Hyde: A good step in the opioid crisis | Commentary," 7 June 2018 The team found that infraslow waves traveled through the cortical layers of the awake rodents’ brains—and changed direction when the animals were anesthetized. — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, "Superslow Brain Waves May Play a Critical Role in Consciousness," 23 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'anesthetize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for anesthetize
anesthetize
verb
English Language Learners Definition of anesthetize
medical
: to give drugs to (a patient) so that no pain can be felt : to give an anesthetic to (a patient)
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anesthetize
transitive verb
anes·the·tize
variants:
or chiefly British anaesthetize
also anaesthetise \ -thə-ˌtīz
\
\
anesthetized
or chiefly British anesthetized
also anesthetised;
anesthetizing
or chiefly British anesthetizing
also anesthetising
Medical Definition of anesthetize
: to subject to anesthesia
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