Psychiatric Glossary

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verb to administer a narcotic drug to someone in order to induce a state of unconsciousness or insensibility

  • The doctor decided to narcotize the patient before performing the surgery.
  • I heard they had to narcotize him to calm him down at the dentist.
  • The party was so boring, I felt like I needed to narcotize myself just to get through it.
  • The soothing music seemed to narcotize my worries away.