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ANESTHETISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anesthetise mean?
• ANESTHETISE (verb)
The verb ANESTHETISE has 1 sense:
1. administer an anesthetic drug to
Familiarity information: ANESTHETISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: anesthetised
Past participle: anesthetised
-ing form: anesthetising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Administer an anesthetic drug to
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
anaesthetise; anaesthetize; anesthetise; anesthetize; put out; put under
Context example:
anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
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)
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