ANESTHETIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anesthetize mean? 

• ANESTHETIZE (verb)
  The verb ANESTHETIZE has 1 sense:

1. administer an anesthetic drug to

  Familiarity information: ANESTHETIZE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANESTHETIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they anesthetize    ... he / she / it anesthetizes   
Past simple: anesthetized   
Past participle: anesthetized   
-ing form: anesthetizing   

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 "anesthetize" is one way to...):

dose; drug (administer a drug to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "anesthetize"):

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

Sentence example:

Did he anesthetize his foot?

Antonym:

bring to (return to consciousness)

Derivation:

anesthetic (a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations)

 Context examples 

A synthetic butylamino-benzoate derivative related to tetracaine and a peripherally acting antitussive, nonnarcotic Benzonatate reduces the cough reflex by anesthetizing and depressing mechanoreceptors in the respiratory passages, lungs, and pleura.

(Benzonatate, NCI Thesaurus)

A method of euthanization whereby a subject is anesthetized and barbiturate(s) are administered intraperitoneally to induce respiratory arrest.

(Intraperitoneal Barbiturate Overdose Euthanasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A method of euthanization whereby a subject is anesthetized and barbiturate(s) are administered intravenously to induce respiratory arrest.

(Intravenous Barbiturate Overdose Euthanasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A method of euthanasia whereby a subject is anesthetized and the blood of the body is replaced by a perfusate.

(Anesthetized Exsanguination and Perfusion Euthanasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A method of euthanization whereby a subject is anesthetized and potassium chloride is administered intravenously to induce cardiac arrest.

(Anesthesia and Intravenous Potassium Chloride Euthanasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A method of euthanization whereby a subject is anesthetized and the spinal column is dislocated from the skull and brain.

(Anesthesia and Cervical Dislocation Euthanasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A method of euthanization whereby a subject is anesthetized and the head is removed from the body.

(Anesthesia and Decapitation Euthanasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A method of euthanization whereby a subject is anesthetized and the body is drained of blood.

(Anesthesia and Exsanguination Euthanasia, NCI Thesaurus)

After that, Woo and his team injected cyanobacteria into the beating hearts of anesthetized rats, comparing the oxygen levels among rats with their hearts exposed to light and rats that did not have light shined on their hearts.

(Oxygen-Producing Bacteria Could Help Heart Attack Sufferers, VOA News)