puts to sleep
Causes to doze
Puts to sleep has gentle and grim meanings.
To put a child to sleep is to help them fall asleep: She sang softly until she put the baby to sleep.
To put an animal to sleep is to euthanize it—a euphemism that softens the reality: The vet recommended putting the old dog to sleep.
Something boring puts you to sleep by inducing drowsiness: That lecture put me right to sleep.
- anesthetizeRender insensible to pain
- general anesthesiaDrug-induced unconsciousness for surgery
- sedateCalm and unhurried
- put underInduce surgical unconsciousness
- melatoninCircadian rhythm regulator
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