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an•es•the•tize
Pronunciation: (u-nes'thi-tīz"), [key]—
v.t., -tized, -tiz•ing.
to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
Also,anaesthetize; esp. Brit.,an•es'the•tise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.