narcotize
verbUK /ˈnɑːkə.tʌɪz/ · US /ˈnɑɹ.kəˌtaɪz/
Etymology From narcot(ic) + -ize.
1
To use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible; to anesthetize, to drug.
2
To dull the senses of (a person, place etc.).
3
To make into a narcotic.
- The sun hangs overhead like a lantern, the essence of new grass and apple blossom narcotizes the air, the clack and whir of the wheels have a quelling, hypnotic effect on the passengers.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 235:
- Derived terms
- denarcotize, narcotization