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anaesthetise

alt. (standard spelling of from=Non-Oxford British spelling lang=en anesthetize) vb. (standard spelling of from=Non-Oxford British spelling lang=en anesthetize)

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anaesthetise

v. make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation" [syn: anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, put to sleep, put under, put out] [ant: bring to]

Usage examples of "anaesthetise".

I was anaesthetised by cold: a lump of already mindless matter with all other bodily systems freezing fast to a halt, sinking without will or means to struggle.

Bliss, T V P, and L0mo, T Long-lasting potentiation of synaptic transmission in the dentate area of the anaesthetised rabbit following stimulation of the perforant path.

Watching the life of the friendly, clever, face-licking animal flicker as he lay inert and unheeding had been a tremendous strain, but I had left him sleeping-still anaesthetised but breathing deeply and regularly.

In the surgery we anaesthetised the little animal and as he lay unconscious on the table we were able to examine him thoroughly.

Roberts wheeled forward his anaesthetising apparatus, an object that, with its flinders of compressed gases carried in an iron framework, resembled a gigantic cruet.

Roberts came in for a moment and then went off to the anaesthetising room, where the patient was brought to him.

Now she backed away from the table and collided with the anaesthetising apparatus.

The drink has already done its job of anaesthetising Jeremy against his worries.

Rose, knowing that such a necklace existed, but not realising that the tape, if found, wasn't itself worth much and certainly not a million, may have hungered for it fiercely enough to anaesthetise everyone around at Bon-Bon's house with cyclopropane, and gather up every videotape in sight.

First he anaesthetised the small creature, using only a spot of ether on a cotton bud.