overanesthetize en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + anesthetize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To give too much anesthetic to.
While undergoing a tonsillectomy, young Lionel — called Leibel or Leibele by his family — was badly overanesthetized.
2009 March 21, William Grimes, “Lionel Ziprin, Mystic of the Lower East Side, Dies at 84”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overanesthetized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overanesthetized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overanesthetizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overanaesthetize | alternative | lexicographic | |
| overanesthetizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |