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    ANESTHETISE

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they anesthetise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it anesthetises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: anesthetised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: anesthetised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: anesthetising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Administer an anesthetic drug toplay

    Example:

    anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth

    Synonyms:

    anaesthetise; anaesthetize; anesthetise; anesthetize; put out; put under

    Classified under:

    Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

    Hypernyms (to "anesthetise" is one way to...):

    dose; drug (administer a drug to)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "anesthetise"):

    etherise; etherize (anesthetize with ether)

    cocainise; cocainize (anesthetize with cocaine)

    chloroform (anesthetize with chloroform)

    freeze (anesthetize by cold)

    block (interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody

    Derivation:

    anesthetic (a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations)

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