anaesthetizePronunciation: /əˈniːsθətʌɪz/ (also anaesthetise, US anesthetize)Translate anaesthetize | into French | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of anaesthetize verb [with object] administer an anaesthetic to (a person or animal), especially so as to induce a loss of consciousness: I was called to Casualty to anaesthetize a patient deprive of feeling or awareness:the feeling of numb unreality persisted and anaesthetized meDerivatives anaesthetizationPronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun anaesthetize in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of anaesthetize in the US English dictionary