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narcotize
[ nahr-kuh-tahyz ]
verb (used with object)
, nar·co·tized, nar·co·tiz·ing.
- to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy.
- to make dull; stupefy; deaden the awareness of:
He had used liquor to narcotize his anxieties.
verb (used without object)
, nar·co·tized, nar·co·tiz·ing.
- to act as a narcotic:
a remedy that does not heal but merely narcotizes.
narcotize
/ ˈnɑːkəˌtaɪz /
verb
- tr to place under the influence of a narcotic drug
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Derived Forms
- ˌnarcotiˈzation, noun
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Other Words From
- narco·ti·zation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of narcotize1
First recorded in 1835–45; narcot(ic) + -ize
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Example Sentences
It is upon this very principle that the same amount of wine may stimulate at dinner, but narcotize when taken in the forenoon.
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They fascinate even when they excite, and soothe and narcotize in the communication of their subtle power.
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The instruction I gave him was in these words: "I want you to narcotize those women to within an inch of their lives."
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A mystic beverage secretly used by our most popular novelists and poets to regulate the imagination and narcotize the conscience.
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