Verb: anesthetize u'nes-thu,tIz
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: anaesthetize)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: anaesthetize)
- Administer an anesthetic drug to
"The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth";
- anaesthetize [Brit, Cdn], anaesthetise [Brit], put under, put out
Derived forms: anesthetized, anesthetizes, anesthetizing
Encyclopedia: Anesthetize