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- [uh-nes-thi-tahyz]
- /əˈnɛs θɪˌtaɪz/
- /əˈniːs.θə.tɪst/
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- [uh-nes-thi-tahyz]
- /əˈnɛs θɪˌtaɪz/
Definitions of anesthetized word
- verb with object anesthetized to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic. 1
- noun anesthetized Simple past tense and past participle of anesthetize. 1
- adjective anesthetized Subject to anesthesia. 0
- adjective anesthetized (figuratively) Made to be unfeeling, alienated and emotionless. 0
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Origin of anesthetized
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < Greek anaísthēt(os) (see anesthetic) + -ize
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Parts of speech for Anesthetized
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anesthetized popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for anesthetized
adj anesthetized
- flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- asleep — Someone who is asleep is sleeping.
- paralyzed — to affect with paralysis.
- boring — Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
- still — remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.
verb anesthetized
- impair — to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- desensitize — To desensitize someone to things such as pain, anxiety, or other people's suffering, means to cause them to react less strongly to them.
- abate — If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
- mute — silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
- reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
adjective anesthetized
- under — beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree.
- sedated — calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse.
- hard-hearted — unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.
- lessened — to become less.
Antonyms for anesthetized
adj anesthetized
- animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- living — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
- interested — having an interest in something; concerned: Interested members will meet at noon.
- responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- spirited — pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
verb anesthetized
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- intensify — to make intense or more intense.
- invigorate — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
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