cocainize

/ˈkoʊkənaɪz/
verb
  1. To treat or affect with cocaine, typically for medical anesthesia.
    • It is now rare to cocainize a patient because safer drugs exist.
    • In the past, doctors would cocainize the eye for minor surgeries.
    • The dentist would cocainize the gum before pulling the tooth.
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