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Anesthetize vs Anesthesize - What's the difference?

anesthetize | anesthesize |

As verbs the difference between anesthetize and anesthesize

is that anesthetize is to administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs while anesthesize is .

anesthetize

English

Alternative forms

* * anaesthetise (non-Oxford British spelling) * (archaic spelling) * anesthetise (nonstandard non-Oxford British spelling)

Verb

  • To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
    • Just prior to surgery the doctor will anesthetize him and he will sleep for four hours.

    anesthesize

    English

    Verb

    (head)