Antonyms for anesthetize
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-nes-thi-tahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈnɛs θɪˌtaɪz |
- advance
- aggravate
- agitate
- aid
- allow
- animate
- annoy
- assist
- block
- bore
- brighten
- bring down
- build
- burden
- cease
- check
- clean
- clear up
- comfort
- condemn
- construct
- continue
- delay
- demote
- depress
- disenchant
- disgust
- displease
- embolden
- encourage
- enlarge
- enlighten
- enliven
- exasperate
- excite
- exhilarate
- explain
- extend
- facilitate
- halt
- harm
- heat
- help
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- impede
- improve
- incite
- increase
- indulge
- injure
- inspire
- intensify
- invigorate
- irritate
- keep
- let go
- magnify
- maintain
- make difficult
- mobilize
- neglect
- permit
- perplex
- please
- provoke
- purify
- push
- raise
- refresh
- release
- repair
- repel
- repulse
- restore
- slow
- soothe
- stimulate
- stop
- strengthen
- tire
- trouble
- turn off
- uplift
- upset
- vex
- weaken
- worry
- worsen
Definition of anesthetize
Origin :- alternative spelling of anaesthetize (q.v.). See ae.
- As in numb : verb deaden
- As in paralyze : verb immobilize
- As in medicate : verb drug
- As in narcotize : verb drug
- As in physic : verb drug
- As in untighten : verb ease
- As in deaden : verb diminish, muffle, quiet
- As in desensitize : verb dull
- As in dope : verb drug someone
- As in drug : verb put under influence of medication
- As in ease : verb alleviate, help
- As in entrance : verb captivate, hypnotize
- As in hypnotize : verb put in trance; spellbind
Synonyms for anesthetize
- abate
- adulterate
- aid
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- analgize
- anesthetize
- appall
- appease
- arrest
- assist
- assuage
- astound
- attend to
- attract
- bemuse
- benumb
- bewitch
- blunt
- bring to grinding halt
- bring under control
- calm
- captivate
- charm
- check
- cheer
- chill
- chloroform
- clear the way
- close
- comfort
- consume
- cure
- cushion
- damp
- dampen
- daunt
- daze
- deaden
- debase
- debilitate
- delight
- demolish
- depress
- deprive
- desensitize
- destroy
- devitalize
- dim
- disable
- disarm
- disburden
- disengage
- doctor
- dope
- dope up
- dose
- dose up
- drown
- drug
- dull
- dull the will
- enchant
- enfeeble
- enrapture
- enthrall
- entrance
- etherize
- exhaust
- expedite
- facilitate
- fascinate
- fix
- forward
- free
- freeze
- frost
- frustrate
- further
- gas
- gladden
- halt
- hit
- hold under a spell
- hush
- immobilize
- impair
- improve
- incapacitate
- induce
- inject
- injure
- knock out
- KO
- lame
- lay out
- lessen
- let up
- let up on
- lift
- lighten
- load
- loose
- loosen
- lull to sleep
- magnetize
- make drowsy
- make easier
- make inactive
- make inert
- make less sensitive
- make nerveless
- make sleepy
- medicate
- meliorate
- mesmerize
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- mute
- narcotize
- nonplus
- numb
- nurse
- obtund
- open the door
- opiate
- pacify
- palliate
- palsy
- paralyze
- petrify
- physic
- please
- poison
- promote
- prostrate
- put in a trance
- put out of order
- put to sleep
- quiet
- quieten
- ravish
- reduce
- rejoice
- relax
- release
- relent
- relieve
- render insensible
- repress
- retard
- run interference for
- sedate
- shut down
- simplify
- slack
- slacken
- slow
- smooth
- smother
- soak
- soften
- soothe
- sophisticate
- speed
- speed up
- spellbind
- stifle
- still
- stop dead
- stun
- stupefy
- subject tosuggestion
- suppress
- tire
- tone down
- tranquilize
- transfix
- transport
- treat
- unnerve
- untighten
- weaken
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