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COCAINISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cocainise mean?
• COCAINISE (verb)
The verb COCAINISE has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: COCAINISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they cocainise
... he / she / it cocainises
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Past simple: cocainised
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Past participle: cocainised
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-ing form: cocainising
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Past simple: cocainised
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Past participle: cocainised
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-ing form: cocainising
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Sense 1
Meaning:
Anesthetize with cocaine
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
cocainise; cocainize
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)
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