v.
Pronunciation: ' när-k ə - ˌ t ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -tized ; -tiz · ing
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1526
transitive verb
1 a : to treat with or subject to a narcotic b : to put into narcosis
2 : to soothe to unconsciousness or unawareness
intransitive verb : to act as a narcotic