Anaesthetize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  anaesthetize \a*n[ae]s"the*tize\, anesthetize \a*nes"the*tize\,
     ([a^]n*[e^]s"th[-e]*t[imac]z), v. t. (Med.)
     To produce anesthesia by an an[ae]sthetic. --Encyc. Brit.
     [1913 Webster + AS]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  anesthetize \anesthetize\ v. t.
     To cause to become unconscious by administration of an
     anaesthetic agent. [Also spelled {anaesthetize}.]
  
     Syn: put to sleep, put under, put out.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anaesthetize
       v : make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient
           must be anesthetized before the operation" [syn: {anesthetize},
            {anesthetise}, {anaesthetise}, {put to sleep}, {put
           under}, {put out}] [ant: {bring to}]