anesthetize
Example Sentences
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In a final set of experiments, as an indirect test that HVC was inhibited while hearing the partner, the birds were anesthetized with a substance that blocks inhibitory neurotransmission in the brain.
From Scientific American
Your addiction might have been one way of anesthetizing or numbing these tougher feelings and reactions.
From Washington Post
But after a year of alternating between the horrors of the real world and anesthetizing ourselves with light entertainments, these seven movies are something more than that.
From Washington Post
At both locations, she trapped squirrels and, working with veterinarians, anesthetized them and assessed their health.
From Washington Post
“Somebody at some point in Sichuan thought, ‘We love spicy food, but it’s too much, so what if we combine it with something anesthetizing?’”
From Washington Post
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