# put to sleep

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To cause (someone) to sleep.
2. To help (someone) to bed; put to bed.
3. To render dormant.
4. To kill an animal painlessly, often with an injection; to euthanize.
5. To give a general anesthetic prior to surgery.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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