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单词 narcotizes
释义

narcotize

verb

nar·​co·​tize ˈnär-kə-ˌtīz How to pronounce narcotize (audio)
narcotized; narcotizing

transitive verb

1
a
: to treat with or subject to a narcotic
b
: to put into narcosis
2
: to soothe to unconsciousness or unawareness

intransitive verb

: to act as a narcotic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The smartphone, for all its wonder and utility, has also proved to be a narcotizing agent. Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2019 What would happen if Parker really turned on, tuned in and dropped out, and took his show to mind-expanding — not just narcotizing — heights? Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2019 Auto-Tune; hip-hop; and the nasal, narcotized, dispirited voices of SoundCloud rap compete with, and often out-stream, the kind of soulful vocal storytelling that would have had Ms. Aguilera flourishing in previous eras. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 13 June 2018 He is perpetually narcotized, endlessly plaintive, borderline disoriented. New York Times, 9 May 2018 Instead, waging a battle against evil has a narcotizing effect. James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2017 This deeply autobiographical novel recounts growing up gay in rural France, where the men and women scuff and strain against economic morbidity, class invisibility and narcotizing boredom. New York Times, 25 May 2017 Both are set in decaying manufacturing towns — places where the men and women scuff and strain against economic morbidity, class invisibility and narcotizing boredom. Jennifer Senior, New York Times, 17 May 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

narcot(ic) entry 1 + -ize

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Medical Definition

narcotize

verb

nar·​co·​tize
variants also British narcotise
ˈnär-kə-ˌtīz How to pronounce narcotize (audio)
narcotized also British narcotised; narcotizing also British narcotising

transitive verb

1
: to treat with or subject to a narcotic
2
: to put into a state of narcosis

intransitive verb

: to act as a narcotizing agent

narcotizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of narcotize
as in stupefies

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stupefies
  • sedates
  • alleviates
  • mitigates
  • relieves
  • solaces
  • allays
  • relaxes
  • eases
  • assuages
  • mollifies
  • tranquillizes
  • conciliates
  • lays
  • quells
  • placates
  • pacifies
  • appeases
  • tranquilizes
  • lulls
  • hushes
  • calms
  • becalms
  • salves
  • lullabies
  • composes
  • soothes
  • stills
  • quiets
  • quietens
  • settles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • keys (up)
  • upsets
  • disturbs
  • discomposes
  • perturbs
  • intensifies
  • vexes
  • agitates
  • aggravates
  • disquiets
  • heightens
  • stirs (up)
  • incites
  • works up
  • excites
  • arouses
  • rouses
  • foments
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