narcotize

English

Etymology

From narcot(ic) +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑːkə.tʌɪz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑɹ.kəˌtaɪz/

Verb

narcotize (third-person singular simple present narcotizes, present participle narcotizing, simple past and past participle narcotized)

1. (transitive) To use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible; to anesthetize, to drug. [from 16th c.]
2. (transitive) To dull the senses of (a person, place etc.). [from 19th c.]
3. (transitive) To make into a narcotic. [from 19th c.]
   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 235:

     The sun hangs overhead like a lantern, the essence of new grass and apple blossom narcotizes the air, the clack and whir of the wheels have a quelling, hypnotic effect on the passengers.

Translations

to use a narcotic to induce narcosis in

• Catalan: narcotitzar (ca)
• Finnish: huumata (fi), tainnuttaa (fi), nukuttaa (fi)
• French: narcotiser (fr)
• Hungarian: érzéstelenít (hu), elkábít (hu), elbódít (hu), narkotizál (hu), elaltat (hu)
• Ido: narkotigar (io)
• Romanian: narcotiza (ro)

to dull the senses of

• Catalan: narcotitzar (ca)
• Finnish: huumata (fi)

to make into a narcotic

• Finnish: valmistaa huumetta

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