Related Clues:

• Coagulates
• Sets
• Ices, perhaps
• Solidifies
• Desensitizes
• Gels
• Puts ice on, maybe
• Freezes, perhaps
• Readies for drilling
• Ices, maybe
• Deadens
• Gives an epidural, e.g.
• Anesthetizes
• Sets, as cement
• Turns insensitive