anesthetizing

UK
/əˈnɛsθətaɪzɪŋ/
US
/əˈnɛsθəˌtaɪzɪŋ/

Translations

anesthetizingnoun
anesthetizings
pl
UK
/əˈniːsθɪtaɪzɪŋ/
US
/əˈnɛsθətaɪzɪŋ/
Gerundial noun denoting the act or process of administering anesthesia.
anesthésieEn médecine.
Proper anesthetizing of the patient took almost twenty minutes.
L’anesthésie correcte du patient a pris presque vingt minutes.
anesthetizingadjective
more anesthetizing
Comp.
most anesthetizing
Super.
UK
/əˈnɛs.θə.taɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/əˈnɛs.θəˌtaɪ.zɪŋ/
The anesthetizing effect of the monotonous lecture made it hard for the students to stay awake.
L'effet anesthésiant de la conférence monotone a rendu difficile pour les étudiants de rester éveillés.
Additional translations
anesthésiqueSe dit surtout d’un effet ou d’une substance qui supprime la sensibilité.
anesthetizeverb

anesthetizing

Gerund

anesthetized
Past Simple
anesthetized
Past Participle
anesthetizing
Gerund
UK
/əˈnɛsθətaɪz/
US
/əˈnɛsθəˌtaɪz/
anesthésierSens médical ; s’emploie aussi au sens figuré pour « rendre insensible ».
The surgeon needed to anesthetize the patient before starting the operation.
Le chirurgien devait anesthésier le patient avant de commencer l’opération.
Additional translations
insensibiliserSens figuré ou technique ; met l’accent sur la perte de sensibilité ou de réactivité.

Definitions

anesthetizingnoun
The act or process of administering anesthesia, rendering a person or animal insensible to pain.
Proper anesthetizing of the patient took almost twenty minutes.
anesthetizingadjective
Causing insensitivity or numbness, often by dulling the senses or emotions.
The anesthetizing effect of the monotonous lecture made it hard for the students to stay awake.
anesthetizeverb
To administer an anesthetic to a person or animal, especially to induce a loss of sensation or consciousness.
The surgeon needed to anesthetize the patient before starting the operation.
To make something insensible or unresponsive, often used metaphorically.
The constant noise of the city can anesthetize one's senses over time.