anesthetize

v.

1.

to cause to become unconscious by administration of an anaesthetic agent.

Verb

1.

anesthetize - make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation" Synonyms: anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, put under, put to sleep, put out Antonyms: bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around - bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories"

KO, abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, bedaze, benumb, besot, blunt, chloroform, coldcock, cushion, deaden, deaden the pain, desensitize, diminish, dope, drug, dull, ease, ease matters, entrance, etherize, foment, freeze, give relief, hypnotize, kayo, knock out, knock senseless, knock stiff, knock unconscious, lay, lay out, lessen, lull, lull to sleep, magnetize, mesmerize, mitigate, mollify, narcotize, numb, obtund, pad, palliate, palsy, paralyze, poultice, pour balm into, pour oil on, put to sleep, put under, reduce, relieve, rock to sleep, salve, sedate, slacken, slake, soften, soothe, stun, stupe, stupefy, subdue, trance

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