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put to sleep in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. kill gently, as with an injection
    "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"
    put away  put to sleep 
  2. help someone go to bed
    "Mother put the baby to sleep"
    put to sleep 
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put to sleep in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) (transitive/euphemism) to kill an animal in order to end suffering, often with an injection; see euthanasia
  2. (verb) (transitive/informal) to give a general anesthetic prior to surgery
  3. (verb) (transitive) to help (someone) to bed
  4. (verb) (transitive) to cause (someone) to doze off, as through boring (him)
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