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narcotic noun

  /nɑː(ɹ)ˈkɒtɪk/
  • (pharmaceutical drug) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
  • Any type of numbing or soothing drug.
 narcotico

narcotize verb

  /ˈnɑɹ.kəˌtaɪz/ , /ˈnɑːkə.tʌɪz/
  • (transitive) To use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible; to anesthetize, to drug. [from 16th c.]
  • (transitive) To dull the senses of (a person, place etc.). [from 19th c.]
 narcotizzare
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