1. to subject to or treat with a narcotic; to stupefy with drugs
Usage: medical
2. to make dull, inactive, or insensitive; to deaden
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The doctor was narcotizing the patient before surgery.
• The medication had a narcotizing effect on his pain.
• The repetitive work was narcotizing her creativity.
• Television can have a narcotizing influence on children.
• The heat was narcotizing, making everyone drowsy.
• The constant noise had a narcotizing effect on their senses.