put to sleep
Meaning
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to sleep.
- (transitive) To help (someone) to bed; put to bed.
- (figuratively, transitive) To render dormant.
- (euphemistic, transitive) To kill an animal painlessly, often with an injection; to euthanize.
- (informal) To give a general anesthetic prior to surgery.
Synonyms
lull to sleep
cause to sleep
put into hypnotic sleep
anesthetise
sopite
put in a trance
put an animal to sleep
hush to sleep
make lie down
rest on one’s laurels
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