0 past simple and past participle of anaesthetize
1 to give anaesthetic (= a substance that makes you unable to feel pain) to a person or animal:
The bear was shot with a dart to anaesthetize and sedate her so she could be transported to the forest preserve.
Why have you not anaesthetized the patient and cleaned her wounds?
The doctor anaesthetized my eye and gave me some eye drops which are helping a lot.
