anesthetize
verb/əˈniːsθətaɪz/
/əˈnesθətaɪz/
(US English) (also anaesthetize, anaesthetise (both British English))
- anesthetize somebody to make a person or animal unable to feel pain, etc., especially by giving them an anesthetic before a medical operation
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