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an·es·the·tize (an·aes·the·tize)
 anesthetize (anaesthetize)
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- pronunciation:
nes
th
taIz
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
anesthetizes, anaesthetizes, anesthetizing, anaesthetizing, anesthetized, anaesthetized |
| definition: |
to render unable to perceive bodily sensations such as pain, esp. with an anesthetic.
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| related words: |
blur, deaden, numb, opiate |
| derivations: |
anaesthetization (n.), anesthetization (n.) |
The word anesthetize
contains the following parts:
esthes, aesthes, esthet, aesthet
Greek
root
that means feeling, sensation, sense perception
  Example words:
-ize, -ise
Greek
verb-forming suffix
that means to turn into or cause to be
More about this word part:
The suffix -ize
, -ise
forms transitive verbs from adjectives (civilize
) and nouns (crystallize
). The oldest English verbs ending in -ize
were loanwords from Greek (baptize
, catechize).
Example words:
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