put under

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put under

verb puts under · putting under · put under

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, under.
transitive To anesthetize someone or render them unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs. The doctor put me under before I went into surgery.
Similar: put to sleep

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verb anesthetize — see also anesthetize

Русский	давать наркоз davatʹ narkoz

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@misc{put_under_2026,
  title = {put under},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20under},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}