nukuttaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anesthetize verb To give someone a drug that stops them feeling pain or puts them to sleep, usually before an operation.
- narcotize verb To give someone a drug that makes them sleepy or unconscious.
Senses
nukuttaa is used for these senses in English:
- anesthetize (transitive) To administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
- narcotize (transitive) To use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible; to anesthetize, to drug. [from 16th c.]
- put to sleep (informal) To give a general anesthetic prior to surgery.
narcotize — full definition
- verb To give someone a drug that makes them sleepy or unconscious.
- verb To make a person or place less alert or responsive.
- verb To turn something into a narcotic.
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