anesthetize
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Pronunciation[change]
- (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[change]
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- (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.