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Definition of anaesthetize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

anaesthetize

verb
 
/əˈniːsθətaɪz/
 
/əˈnesθətaɪz/
(British English also anaesthetise)
(US English anesthetize)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they anaesthetize
 
/əˈniːsθətaɪz/
 
/əˈnesθətaɪz/
he / she / it anaesthetizes
 
/əˈniːsθətaɪzɪz/
 
/əˈnesθətaɪzɪz/
past simple anaesthetized
 
/əˈniːsθətaɪzd/
 
/əˈnesθətaɪzd/
past participle anaesthetized
 
/əˈniːsθətaɪzd/
 
/əˈnesθətaɪzd/
-ing form anaesthetizing
 
/əˈniːsθətaɪzɪŋ/
 
/əˈnesθətaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. anaesthetize somebody to make a person or animal unable to feel pain, etc., especially by giving them an anaesthetic before a medical operation
    • The animals were all fully anaesthetized before the tags were inserted.
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