Verb: put to sleep
- Put (an animal) to death
"The customs agents put to sleep the dog that was found to be rabid";
- destroy, put down, put away
- Help someone go to bed
"The babysitter put the children to sleep before the parents returned"
Derived forms: putting to sleep, put to sleep, puts to sleep
See also: put
Type of: euthanase [Brit], euthanatise [Brit, rare], euthanatize [rare], euthanise [Brit], euthanize, kill, put
Encyclopedia: Put to sleep