anesthetize
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One way people deal with these costs is to anesthetize themselves to reality.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2023
Zoo officials said the tragedy shows why decisions to anesthetize animals are not taken lightly.
From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2023
They said the failure to anesthetize or control pain in intensive care unit patients can also increase the risk of illness or death from respiratory, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal complications.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2022
Now, their need to fill eight to 10 episodes means that you need to anesthetize yourself to plot glitches, meanderings and inconsistencies.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2022
Two applications are usually sufficient completely to anesthetize the exterior and interior of the larynx by blocking of the superior laryngeal nerve without any endolaryngeal applications.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
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