narcotize
English
Etymology
From narcot(ic) + -ize.
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- (transitive) To use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible; to anesthetize, to drug. [from 16th c.]
- (transitive) To dull the senses of (a person, place etc.). [from 19th c.]
- (transitive) To make into a narcotic. [from 19th c.]
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 235:
- The sun hangs overhead like a lantern, the essence of new grass and apple blossom narcotizes the air, the clack and whir of the wheels have a quelling, hypnotic effect on the passengers.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 235:
Translations
to use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
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to dull the senses of
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to make into a narcotic
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