Meaning
to anaesthetise, numb
- to administer an anaesthetic to eliminate physical sensation
- to numb or dull feelings, pain, or social consciousness figuratively
In a sentence
Il dentista ha dovuto anestetizzare la gengiva prima dell'estrazione.
The dentist had to anaesthetise the gum before the extraction.
Il chirurgo anestetizzerà completamente il paziente prima dell'intervento?
Will the surgeon fully anaesthetise the patient before the surgery?
La televisione costante non deve anestetizzare il nostro senso critico.
Constant television must not dull our critical thinking.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| anestetizzare | infinitive |
| anestetizzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| anestetizzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| anestetizza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| anestetizziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| anestetizzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| anestetizzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| anestetizzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| anestetizzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| anestetizzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| anestetizzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| anestetizzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| anestetizzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| anestetizzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| anestetizzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| anestetizzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| anestetizzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| anestetizzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| anestetizzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| anestetizzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| anestetizzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| anestetizzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| anestetizzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| anestetizzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| anestetizzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| anestetizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| anestetizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| anestetizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| anestetizziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| anestetizziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| anestetizzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| anestetizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| anestetizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| anestetizzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| anestetizzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| anestetizzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| anestetizzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| anestetizzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| anestetizzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| anestetizzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| anestetizzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| anestetizzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| anestetizzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| anestetizza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| anestetizziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| anestetizzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| anestetizzando | gerund |
| anestetizzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound active tenses.
- In figurative usage, means to dull awareness or deaden emotional reactions.