anesthetize

Other spellings

• (UK) anaesthetise

Pronunciation

• (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

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.