nar|co|tize

nar|co|tize
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.
to cause stupor; act as a narcotic: »

Some drugs stimulate; others narcotize.

nar´co|ti|za´tion, noun.

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  • nar´co|ti|za´tion — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tize — ac·cli·ma·tize; ac·e·tize; achro·ma·tize; am·or·tize; am·or·tize·ment; am·phib·o·li·tize; an·a·bap·tize; an·a·gram·ma·tize; anath·e·ma·tize; ane·ma·tize; anes·the·tize; aph·e·tize; apos·ta·tize; aq·uo·tize; ar·gu·men·tize; aro·ma·tize;… …   English syllables

  • 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

  • narcotize — nar·co·tize …   English syllables

  • narcotize — nar·co·tize also Brit nar·co·tise när kə .tīz vb, tized also Brit tised; tiz·ing also Brit tis·ing vt 1) to treat with or subject to a narcotic 2) to put into a state of narcosis vi to act as a narcotizing agent * * * nar·co·tize (nahrґko… …   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

  • Denarcotization — Denarcotize De*nar co*tize, v. t. To deprive of narcotine; as, to denarcotize opium. {De*nar co*ti*za tion}, n. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Denarcotize — De*nar co*tize, v. t. To deprive of narcotine; as, to denarcotize opium. {De*nar co*ti*za tion}, n. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Narcotize — Nar co*tize (n[aum]r k[ o]*t[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Narcotized} (n[aum]r k[ o]*t[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Narcotizing} (n[aum]r k[ o]*t[imac]*z[i^]ng).] To imbue with, or subject to the influence of, a narcotic; to put into a state of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Narcotized — Narcotize Nar co*tize (n[aum]r k[ o]*t[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Narcotized} (n[aum]r k[ o]*t[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Narcotizing} (n[aum]r k[ o]*t[imac]*z[i^]ng).] To imbue with, or subject to the influence of, a narcotic; to put into a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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