How much better is the restlessness of a noble ambition than the narcotized stupor of club life (Oliver Wendell Holmes).
Some drugs stimulate; others narcotize.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
nar|co|tize — «NAHR kuh tyz», verb, tized, tiz|ing. –v.t. 1. to subject to the action of a narcotic; stupefy. 2. to dull; deaden: »How much better is the restlessness of a noble ambition than the narcotized stupor of club life (Oliver Wendell Holmes). –v.i … Useful english dictionary
nar — ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·i·nar; ac·i·nar·i·ous; ac·ti·nar·ia; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·cy·o·nar·ia; al·ter·nar·ia; amil·le·nar·i·an; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ti·the·nar; ar·e·nar·ia; ar·e·nar·i·ous; arun·di·nar·ia; at·ti·tu·di·nar·i·an; bi·pin·nar·ia;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
nar|ra|tion|al — «na RAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with narration; narrative: »a narrational style … Useful english dictionary
nar|ra|tion — «na RAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of telling. 2. the form of composition that relates events or a story. Novels, short stories, histories, and biographies are forms of narration. »[Dante] the great master of laconic narration (James Russell… … Useful english dictionary
nar·ra·tion — /næˈreıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 somewhat formal : the act or process of telling a story or describing what happens [noncount] the narration of events The novel uses first person narration. [count] first person narrations 2 : words that are heard as… … Useful english dictionary
narcotization — nar·co·ti·za·tion … English syllables
narcosuggestion — nar·co·sug·ges·tion .när kō sə(g) jes(h) chən n the psychoanalytic use of suggestion in subjects who have received sedative or hypnotic drugs … Medical dictionary
narcotization — nar·co·ti·za·tion .när kət ə zā shən n the act or process of inducing narcosis … Medical dictionary
narcotize — nar•co•tize [[t]ˈnɑr kəˌtaɪz[/t]] v. tized, tiz•ing 1) to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy 2) to make dull; deaden the awareness of 3) to act as a narcotic • Etymology: 1835–45 nar co•ti•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
