anaesthetize

Verb

Synonyms: anesthetize anesthetise anaesthetise put under put out

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

administer an anesthetic drug to“The patient must be anesthetized before the operation”“anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth”Synonyms: anesthetize anesthetise anaesthetise put under put out

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]