Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. To cause (someone) to sleep.
- v. To help (someone) to bed.
- v. figuratively To render dormant.
- v. euphemistic To kill an animal painlessly, often with an injection; to euthanize.
- v. informal To give a general anesthetic prior to surgery.
WordNet 3.0
- v. help someone go to bed
- v. kill gently, as with an injection
Examples
“On August 7, 1991, Schottzie, the 160-pound St. Bernard who was the mascot of the Cincinnati Reds and the close companion of Reds owner Marge Schott, was put to sleep after being diagnosed for terminal cancer.”
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