transitive verb
also anaes·the·tize əˈnesthəˌtīz, aˈ-, Brit usually -nēs-
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: anesthet ic (II), anaesthet ic + -ize
: to subject to anesthesia especially by the use of an anesthetic
transitive verb
also anaes·the·tize əˈnesthəˌtīz, aˈ-, Brit usually -nēs-
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: anesthet ic (II), anaesthet ic + -ize
: to subject to anesthesia especially by the use of an anesthetic
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012