narcotize
Put under chemically
To narcotize is to administer a narcotic drug, typically to induce sleep, relieve pain, or render someone unconscious.
The term extends to any process that dulls awareness or responsiveness: The repetitive work had a narcotizing effect on the assembly line workers.
Something that narcotizes makes you numb, insensible, or mentally sluggish, whether through chemical means or tedium.
Reduce responsiveness over time
- deadenDiminish force or sensation
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- dullLacking edge or interest
- insensateLacking sensation or consciousness
unfeeling · anesthetized · frozen · paralyzed · deadened · numbed · benumb · block
Gently ease discomfort
- calmFree from agitation
- tranquilizeInduce calm chemically
- lullTemporary period of quiet
- subdueBring under control
quiet · sedate · quell · suppress · mollify · allay · drug · incapacitate
Nearly falling asleep
- somnolentInclined toward sleep
- soporificInducing drowsiness
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
- stupefiedOverwhelmed into mental blankness
comatose · sluggish · languid · enervated · torpid · lethargic · stupor · benumbed
Induced loss of feeling
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- etherVolatile organic solvent
- chloroformSedating volatile organic compound
- propofolIntravenous anesthetic for sedation
ketamine · nitrous · induction · general · local · spinal · epidural · inhalational
Morphine-class analgesic
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
- codeineOpium-derived painkiller
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
- oxycodonePowerful prescription pain reliever
hydrocodone · methadone · buprenorphine · tramadol · analgesic · painkiller · palliative · pharmacotherapy
desensitize
Reduce responsiveness over time
insensate · unfeeling · anesthetized · frozen · paralyzed · deadened · numbed · benumb · block · suppress
soothe
Gently ease discomfort
- calmFree from agitation
- tranquilizeInduce calm chemically
- lullTemporary period of quiet
subdue · quiet · sedate · quell · suppress · mollify · allay · drug · incapacitate · immobilize
drowsy
Nearly falling asleep
stupefied · comatose · sluggish · languid · enervated · torpid · lethargic · stupor · benumbed · nodding
anesthesia
Induced loss of feeling
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- etherVolatile organic solvent
- chloroformSedating volatile organic compound
propofol · ketamine · nitrous · induction · general · local · spinal · epidural · inhalational · intravenous
opioid
Morphine-class analgesic
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
- codeineOpium-derived painkiller
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
oxycodone · hydrocodone · methadone · buprenorphine · tramadol · analgesic · painkiller · palliative · pharmacotherapy · prescription
- narcotics tradeIllegal commerce in controlled substances
- narcotics officerPolice targeting illegal substances
- Narcotics AnonymousFellowship for drug recovery
- narcotics unitPolice division fighting drugs
- narcotics dogCanine trained to detect illegal substances
- narcotics agentOfficer pursuing illegal drugs