anesthetize

UK: /əˈniːsθətaɪz/ US: /əˈnɛsθɪˌtaɪz/ ,(ə nes′thi tīz′)

Inflections of 'anesthetize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

anesthetizes

v 3rd person singular (US)

anesthetizing

v pres p (US)

anesthetized

v past (US)

anesthetized

v past p (US)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

an•es•the•tize /əˈnɛsθɪˌtaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -tized, -tiz•ing. 

1. Medicine to cause (a person, animal, etc.) to feel no pain by administering an anesthetic.

an•es•the•ti•za•tion /əˌnɛsθɪtəˈzeɪʃən/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

an•es•the•tize  (ə nes′thi tīz′), v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing. 

1. Medicine to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.

Also, anaesthetize;
 [esp. Brit.,] an•es′the•tise′. 

• Greek anaísthēt(os) (see anesthetic) + -ize
• 1840–50

an•es′the•ti•za′tion, n. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

an•aes•the•tize  (ə nes′thi tīz′ or, esp. Brit., ə nēs′-), v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing. 

1. Medicine anesthetize.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] an•aes′the•tise′.  an•aes′the•ti•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

anaesthetize, anaesthetise, anesthetize / əˈniːsθəˌtaɪz/ verb

1. (transitive) to render insensible to pain by administering an anaesthetic

aˌnaesthetiˈzation, aˌnaesthetiˈsation, aˌnesthetiˈzation noun