Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,913,191,288 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

narcotize
(redirected from narcotizing)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
narcotize /nar·co·tize/ (nahr´ko-tīz) to put under the influence of a narcotic.
nar·co·tize (närk-tz)
v.
To place under the influence of a narcotic.

narco·ti·zation (-t-zshn) n.

narcotize
[när′kətiz]
to subject to the influence of narcotics.

narcotize [nahr´ko-tīz]
to put under the influence of a narcotic.

narcotize (när´kōtīz),
v to render unconscious by use of narcotics.

narcotize
to put under the influence of a narcotic.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
Filmed "entertainment" is shown on TV, the narcotizing box in every living room; the video camera pointed at the public has become the weapon of choice for totalitarians.
In taking his title from the lexicon of science, he makes clear that he seeks to engage the techno-capitalist world machine using its own language, its own tools, and its own methods of operation--yet without succumbing to the narcotizing fetishism of technophilia.
The epicures who first thronged to the natural spring of Florida's Weeki Wachee in the 1940s and '50s did not learn of its wonders from McDonald's Happy Meal boxes, nor was its allure imprinted in their cerebra by the narcotizing repetition of network commercials.
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.