Meanings
verbnarcotize (third-person singular simple present narcotizes, present participle narcotizing, simple past and past participle narcotized)
present singular third person narcotizes · participle present narcotizing · participle past narcotized · past narcotized
- transitiveTo use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible; to anesthetize, to drug.First known use 16th c.
- transitiveTo make into a narcotic.First known use 19th c.
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
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Catalan narcotitzar, narcotitzar
- narcotitzarto use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
- narcotitzarto dull the senses of
Finnish huumata, tainnuttaa
- huumatato use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
- tainnuttaato use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
- nukuttaato use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
- huumatato dull the senses of
- valmistaa huumettato make into a narcotic
French narcotiser
- narcotiserto use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
Hungarian érzéstelenít, elkábít
- érzéstelenítto use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
- elkábítto use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
- elbódítto use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
- narkotizálto use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
- elaltatto use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
Polish narkotyzować, znarkotyzować
- narkotyzowaćto use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
- znarkotyzowaćto use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
- narkotyzowaćto dull the senses of
- znarkotyzowaćto dull the senses of
- narkotyzowaćto make into a narcotic
- znarkotyzowaćto make into a narcotic
Romanian narcotiza
- narcotizato use a narcotic to induce narcosis in
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APA
narcotize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcotize
MLA
“narcotize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcotize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “narcotize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narcotize.
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