narcotization

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nar•co•tize  (när′kə tīz′), v., -tized, iz•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to subject to or treat with a narcotic;
   stupefy.
2. to make dull;
   stupefy;
   deaden the awareness of:
   He had used liquor to narcotize his anxieties.

v.i. 

3. to act as a narcotic:
   a remedy that does not heal but merely narcotizes.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] nar′co•tise′. 

• narcot(ic) + -ize 1835–45

nar′co•ti•za′tion, n.