anaesthetize

3 definitions found

anaesthetize - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  anaesthetize \a*n[ae]s"the*tize\, anesthetize \a*nes"the*tize\,
     ([a^]n*[e^]s"th[-e]*t[imac]z), v. t. (Med.)
     To produce anesthesia by an an[ae]sthetic. --Encyc. Brit.
     [1913 Webster + AS]

  anesthetize \anesthetize\ v. t.
     To cause to become unconscious by administration of an
     anaesthetic agent. [Also spelled anaesthetize.]
  
     Syn: put to sleep, put under, put out.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

anaesthetize - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  anaesthetize
      v 1: administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be
           anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum
           before extracting the teeth" [syn: anesthetize,
           anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under,
           put out] [ant: bring around, bring back, bring round
           , bring to]