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narcotizing

narcotizing

9.4
To make someone very sleepy or unconscious
  • adjective
  • /nɑrˈkɒtəˌzaɪŋ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : narcotizante
  • The anesthesia had a narcotizing effect on the patient, causing him to fall into a deep sleep.

Examples

  • She avoided painkillers with narcotizing properties, preferring to stay alert after the operation.

  • The narcotizing fumes from the chemicals quickly made the workers drowsy.

  • The narcotizing effects of the medication were evident.

  • Many patients experience narcotizing sensations after receiving anesthesia.

  • The medication had a narcotizing effect, making her feel drowsy and unable to stay awake.

  • After taking the painkiller, he experienced a narcotizing sensation that made him drift into a deep sleep.

  • The powerful sedative was narcotizing, leaving him in a blissfully unconscious state for hours.

Synonyms

to sedate
vsnarcotizing
  • Specialized
95 6.8

To give medicine to make someone calm or sleepy

produces a deeper narcotic stupor rather than only calming or sleepiness
to drug
vsnarcotizing
  • NSFW
21 7.2

To give someone a substance to make them sleep or act differently

is specifically about causing a narcotic stupor rather than general administration
to anesthetize
vsnarcotizing
  • Specialized
12 7.1

To give medicine so a person or animal cannot feel pain, often before surgery

focuses on causing stupor by narcotic effect rather than surgical anesthesia
to narcotize
vsnarcotizing
  • NSFW
1 9.5

To give someone a drug that makes them very sleepy or unconscious

is the gerund form of the same action, differing only in grammatical form
to anesthetise
vsnarcotizing
  • Specialized
6.1

Give medicine so a person or animal does not feel pain during a medical procedure

focuses on causing stupor by narcotic effect rather than surgical anesthesia

Antonyms

9 4.4

Making you feel more energetic and alive

1 3.9

To make someone feel more awake and interested

How Sedating

to anesthetize
  • Specialized
12 7.1
to stupefy
9 7.9
narcotizing
  • NSFW
9.4
to sedate
  • Specialized
95 6.8
to dull
33 3.4

Surface Forms

narcotizing positive

Morphology

narcotizing = narcotize (transparent) = narcotic + ize + ing

Formed by adding the participial suffix '-ing' to the verb 'narcotize'; the meaning follows directly from the verb.

Etymology

Narcotizing comes from an old Greek word narkē, meaning 'numbness' or 'sleep', and it shares its root with the familiar word narcotic. So to narcotize someone is to make them 'numb' or very 'sleepy', which explains its modern meaning of causing drowsiness or unconsciousness.