narcotizes
Puts to sleep
Narcotizes means to drug with a narcotic or render unconscious or drowsy: The veterinarian narcotized the bear before transport.
Figuratively, it means to dull the senses or lull into complacency: Television narcotizes the masses, The routine narcotizes you into accepting the unacceptable.
The effect implied is numbing rather than stimulating.
Nearly falling asleep
- soporificInducing drowsiness
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
- tranquilizingAdministering calming drugs
- somnolentInclined toward sleep
lulling · slumberous · calming · relaxing · soothing · sleep-inducing · quieting · subduing
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- indifferenceLack of interest
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- callousnessCruel emotional indifference
impassivity · disengagement · withdrawal · dissociation · escapism · avoidance · denial · repression
Reduce responsiveness over time
- deadeningLessening intensity or sensitivity
- dullingRemoving keenness or luster
- bluntingMaking less sharp
- insensitivityLack of emotional awareness
unfeeling · insensate · paralysis · anesthetic · stupefying · benumbing · dampening · suppressing
Induced loss of feeling
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- analgesiaAbsence of sensation
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
opioids · oxycodone · codeine · methadone · buprenorphine · hydrocodone · epidural · spinal block
drowsy
Nearly falling asleep
- soporificInducing drowsiness
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
- tranquilizingAdministering calming drugs
somnolent · lulling · slumberous · calming · relaxing · soothing · sleep-inducing · quieting · subduing · pacifying
detachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- indifferenceLack of interest
- torporInactive, sluggish state
callousness · impassivity · disengagement · withdrawal · dissociation · escapism · avoidance · denial · repression · coping
desensitize
Reduce responsiveness over time
- deadeningLessening intensity or sensitivity
- dullingRemoving keenness or luster
- bluntingMaking less sharp
insensitivity · unfeeling · insensate · paralysis · anesthetic · stupefying · benumbing · dampening · suppressing · muting
anesthesia
Induced loss of feeling
fentanyl · opioids · oxycodone · codeine · methadone · buprenorphine · hydrocodone · epidural · spinal block · general anesthesia
narcotizesstimulates
Prompts into action
excites · energizes · arouses · invigorates · activates