narcotize

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈnɑːkə.tʌɪz/
• (America) IPA: /ˈnɑɹ.kəˌtaɪz/

Verb

narcotize (narcotizes, present participle narcotizing; past and past participle narcotized)

1. (transitive) To use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible; to anesthetize, to drug. [from 16th c.]
2. (transitive) To dull the senses of (a person, place etc.). [from 19th c.]
3. (transitive) To make into a narcotic. [from 19th c.]
   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 235:

     The sun hangs overhead like a lantern, the essence of new grass and apple blossom narcotizes the air, the clack and whir of the wheels have a quelling, hypnotic effect on the passengers.

Translations

• French: narcotiser

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