Etymology

narcotize

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Today it means: To use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible; to anesthetize, to drug. Full definition →

First used 16th c.
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The story

From narcot(ic) + -ize.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. To use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible; to anesthetize, to drug.
  • from 19th c. To dull the senses of (a person, place etc.).
  • from 19th c. To make into a narcotic.

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