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overanesthetizing

overanesthetizing is the present participle and gerund of overanesthetize.

Meaning of overanesthetize

Verb

overanesthetize (third-person singular simple present overanesthetizes, present participle overanesthetizing, simple past and past participle overanesthetized)

  1. (transitive) To give too much anesthetic to.
    • While undergoing a tonsillectomy, young Lionel — called Leibel or Leibele by his family — was badly overanesthetized.2009 March 21, William Grimes, “Lionel Ziprin, Mystic of the Lower East Side, Dies at 84”, in New York Times

Questions about overanesthetizing

What is overanesthetizing the present participle and gerund of?
Overanesthetizing is the present participle and gerund of overanesthetize.

Words near overanesthetizing in the dictionary

  1. overanalyzes
  2. overanalyzing
  3. overanesthetize
  4. overanesthetized
  5. overanesthetizes
  6. overanesthetizing
  7. overangelic
  8. overanimate
  9. overanimated
  10. overanimates
  11. overanimating

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