narcoticize

English

Etymology

From narcotic +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɑːˈkɒtɪsʌɪz/

Verb

narcoticize (third-person singular simple present narcoticizes, present participle narcoticizing, simple past and past participle narcoticized)

  1. (rare) To drug, narcotize; to render drugged or as drugged.
    • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 8:
      He really wished to get up to avoid the annoyance of being forced up, but the wish, of course, narcoticised the effort.
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