NARCOTIZE


Meaning of NARCOTIZE in English

— narcotization , n.

/nahr"keuh tuyz'/ , v. , narcotized, izing .

v.t.

1. to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.

2. to make dull; stupefy; deaden the awareness of: He had used liquor to narcotize his anxieties.

v.i.

3. to act as a narcotic: a remedy that does not heal but merely narcotizes.

Also, esp. Brit., narcotise .

[ 1835-45; NARCOT(IC) + -IZE ]

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