Synonyms for put to sleep
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : sleep |
| Phonetic Transcription : slip |
Top 10 synonyms for put to sleep Other synonyms for the word put to sleep
- abate
- adulterate
- afflict
- alleviate
- anesthetize
- assassinate
- be tedious
- bend one's ear
- benumb
- blunt
- bring under control
- burn out
- bury
- bush
- charm
- check
- chloroform
- cloy
- collapse
- consume
- cool
- crawl
- cushion
- cut off
- damp
- dampen
- deaden
- debase
- debilitate
- deject
- deprive
- destroy
- devitalize
- dim
- discomfort
- dispatch
- distress
- do away with
- do in
- dope
- drag
- drain
- droop
- drop
- drown
- drug
- dull
- dull the will
- dust off
- enervate
- ennui
- entrance
- etherize
- exasperate
- execute
- exhaust
- fag
- fail
- faint
- fascinate
- fatigue
- finish
- flag
- fold
- freeze
- frustrate
- gas
- give out
- go stale
- grow weary
- harass
- hold under a spell
- hush
- impair
- incapacitate
- induce
- inject
- injure
- inter
- irk
- irritate
- jade
- knock off
- knock out
- KO
- lay out
- lessen
- liquidate
- load
- lull to sleep
- magnetize
- make drowsy
- make sleepy
- mesmerize
- murder
- mute
- narcotize
- nauseate
- numb
- overburden
- overstrain
- overtax
- overwork
- pain
- pall
- paralyze
- pester
- peter out
- plant
- poop out
- prostrate
- put down
- put out of its misery
- put out of order
- put to sleep
- quieten
- reduce
- repress
- retard
- sap
- sedate
- send to sleep
- sicken
- sink
- slay
- slow
- smother
- soak
- soften
- soothe
- sophisticate
- stifle
- strain
- stun
- stupefy
- subject tosuggestion
- suppress
- talk one's ear off
- tax
- tire
- tomb
- tone down
- trouble
- turn one off
- unnerve
- vex
- weaken
- wear
- wear down
- wear out
- weary
- wilt
- worry
- yawn
Définition of put to sleep
Origin :- Old English slæpan "to be or fall asleep; be dormant or inactive" (class VII strong verb; past tense slep, past participle slæpen), from Proto-Germanic *slepan (cf. Old Saxon slapan, Old Frisian slepa, Middle Dutch slapen, Dutch slapen, Old High German slafen, German schlafen, Gothic slepan "to sleep"), from PIE root *sleb- "to be weak, sleep" (cf. Old Church Slavonic slabu "lax, weak," Lithuanian silpnas "weak"), which perhaps is connected to the root of slack (adj.). Sleep with "do the sex act with" is in Old English:
- Gif hwa fæmnan beswice unbeweddode, and hire mid slæpe ... [Laws of King Alfred, c.900]
- Related: Slept; sleeping. Sleep around first attested 1928.
- As in put away : verb kill
- As in tire : verb exhaust, weary
- As in bore : verb cause weariness, disinterest
- As in deaden : verb diminish, muffle, quiet
- As in dope : verb drug someone
- As in hypnotize : verb put in trance; spellbind
Antonyms for put to sleep
- abstain
- activate
- advance
- aid
- allow
- amuse
- animate
- assist
- assuage
- brighten
- build
- calm
- charm
- cheer
- clean
- comfort
- construct
- cure
- delight
- disenchant
- encourage
- energize
- enlarge
- enliven
- excite
- exhilarate
- extend
- facilitate
- fire up
- free
- give birth
- help
- incite
- increase
- indulge
- inspire
- intensify
- interest
- invigorate
- let go
- liberate
- magnify
- make happy
- mend
- mobilize
- permit
- please
- purify
- push
- raise
- refrain
- refresh
- repel
- repulse
- rise
- soothe
- stimulate
- strengthen
- turn off
- uplift
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