narcotize

narcotize
/nahr"keuh tuyz'/, v., narcotized, izing.
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., narcotise.
[1835-45; NARCOT(IC) + -IZE]

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