anaesthetize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb administer an anesthetic drug to
    anesthetise; anaesthetise; put under; anesthetize; put out.
    • The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
    • anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth

WordNet

An*æs"the*tize transitive verb (Also<
  • Anaesthetize
  • Anæsthetize
)
Definitions
  1. (Med.) To render insensible by an anæsthetic. Encyc. Brit.

Webster 1913