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anesthetize

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Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA (key): /əˈniːs.θə.taɪz/ or /æˈniːs.θə.taɪz/
  • (US) IPA (key): /əˈnɛs.θə.taɪz/ or /əˈnɛs.θɪ.taɪz/
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Verb

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Plain form
anesthetize

Third-person singular
anesthetizes

Past tense
anesthetized

Past participle
anesthetized

Present participle
anesthetizing

  1. (transitive) If you anesthetize a person, you administer anesthesia to make the person unconscious.
    Just prior to surgery the doctor will anesthetize him and he will sleep for four hours.