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anaesthetize

anaesthetize is the alternative spelling of anesthetize.

Meaning of anesthetize

Verb

anesthetize (third-person singular simple present anesthetizes, present participle anesthetizing, simple past and past participle anesthetized)

  1. (Canada, US, transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
    • Just prior to surgery the doctor will anesthetize him and he will sleep for four hours.

Forms of anaesthetize

third-person singular presentanaesthetizes
present participleanaesthetizing
past participleanaesthetized
pastanaesthetized
alternative formanaesthetise

Words formed from anaesthetize

Questions about anaesthetize

What is anaesthetize the alternative spelling of?
Anaesthetize is the alternative spelling of anesthetize.

Words near anaesthetize in the dictionary

  1. anaesthetising
  2. anaesthetist
  3. anaesthetists
  4. anaesthetization
  5. anaesthetizations
  6. anaesthetize
  7. anaesthetized
  8. anaesthetizer
  9. anaesthetizers
  10. anaesthetizes
  11. anaesthetizing

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