put to sleep
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put to sleep
verb puts to sleep · putting to sleep · put to sleep
- To cause (someone) to sleep. His boring stories sometimes put me to sleep.
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To help (someone) to bed.
After they'd put the kids to sleep, they relaxed by the fire and chatted.
Similar: put to bed, put down
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To render dormant.
Our jealousy is only put to sleep by the unlimited confidence we all repose in the person to whom we all look as our president.
Similar: put to rest, put to bed
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To kill an animal painlessly, often with an injection.
Near-synonym: put to bed with a shovel (cynical tone)
Similar: put down, euthanize, put to bed with a shovel
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To give a general anesthetic prior to surgery.
Mommy's surgery is not a big operation but it does require that they put her to sleep for a while.
Similar: put under, anesthetize, anaesthetise
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verb to cause someone to sleep
| Español | adormecer |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 眠らせる nemuraseru |
| Français | endormir |
| Deutsch | einschläfern, einlullen |
| Italiano | addormentare |
| Ελληνικά | κοιμίζω koimízo |
| العربية | نَوَّمَ nawwama, أَنَامَ ʔanāma |
verb to kill an animal
| 日本語 | 眠らせる nemuraseru |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | einschläfern |
| Italiano | mandare al mattatoio |
| Русский | усыпля́ть usypljátʹ, усыпи́ть usypítʹ |
verb to give a general anesthetic prior to surgery
| Italiano | anestetizzare, addormentare |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | κοιμίζω koimízo |
| Русский | усыпля́ть usypljátʹ, усыпи́ть usypítʹ |
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