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narcotize

/ˈnɑː.kə.taɪz/

/ˈnɑr.kə.taɪz/

Translations

narcotizeverb

narcotized

Past Simple

narcotized

Past Participle

narcotizing

Gerund

/ˈnɑː.kə.taɪz/

/ˈnɑr.kə.taɪz/

narcotiserEn médecine : administrer un narcotique pour provoquer l’endormissement ou l’insensibilité ; par extension, rendre l’esprit engourdi.

The doctor decided to narcotize the patient to alleviate the severe pain during the procedure.

Le médecin a décidé de narcotiser le patient pour soulager la douleur intense pendant l’intervention.

Additional translations

engourdirSurtout au sens figuré : émousser les sens, la vigilance ou la conscience.

Synonyms

narcotizeverb

To administer or subject to a narcotic drug, especially to induce stupor or insensibility.

The doctor decided to narcotize the patient to alleviate the severe pain during the procedure.

To dull or deaden the senses or awareness.

The monotonous lecture seemed to narcotize the students, leaving them uninterested and sleepy.