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COCAINISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they cocainise ... he / she / it cocainises
Past simple: cocainised
Past participle: cocainised
-ing form: cocainising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anesthetize with cocaine
Synonyms:
cocainise; cocainize
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "cocainise" is one way to...):
anaesthetise; anaesthetize; anesthetise; anesthetize; put out; put under (administer an anesthetic drug to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
cocain (a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive)
