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nar·co·tize
[nahr-kuh-tahyz]
–verb (used with object) -tized, -tiz·ing
1. to subject to or treat with a narcotic; stupefy
2. to make dull; stupefy; deaden the awareness of: He had used liquor to narcotize his anxieties.
–verb (used without object)
3. to act as a narcotic: a remedy that does not heal but merely narcotizes
Also, especially British , nar·co·tise