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ANESTHETISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they anesthetise ... he / she / it anesthetises
Past simple: anesthetised
Past participle: anesthetised
-ing form: anesthetising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Administer an anesthetic drug to
Example:
anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
Synonyms:
anaesthetise; anaesthetize; anesthetise; anesthetize; put out; put under
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "anesthetise" is one way to...):
dose; drug (administer a drug to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "anesthetise"):
etherise; etherize (anesthetize with ether)
cocainise; cocainize (anesthetize with cocaine)
chloroform (anesthetize with chloroform)
freeze (anesthetize by cold)
block (interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
anesthetic (a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations)
