Put to sleep

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo cause (someone) to sleep.

"His boring stories sometimes put me to sleep."

2.VerbTo help (someone) to bed.

"After they'd put the kids to sleep, they relaxed by the fire and chatted."

3.VerbTo render dormant.

4.VerbTo kill an animal painlessly, often with an injection.

"It was sad to put our beloved spaniel to sleep, but it was better than letting him suffer."

5.VerbTo 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."

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