Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

narcoticize

/nɑːˈkɒtɪsʌɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nar-coti-cize
IPA: /nɑːˈkɒtɪsʌɪz/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To drug, narcotize; to render drugged or as drugged.

Example Sentences

"He really wished to get up to avoid the annoyance of being forced up, but the wish, of course, narcoticised the effort."

Etymology

From narcotic + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: narcotic

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /nɑːˈkɒtɪsʌɪz/

Inflected Forms

narcoticizes (present, singular) narcoticizing (participle, present) narcoticized (participle, past) narcoticized (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce narcoticize?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɑːˈkɒtɪsʌɪz/.
What does narcoticize mean?: To drug, narcotize; to render drugged or as drugged.
Where does narcoticize come from?: From narcotic + -ize.

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