put to sleep
v 1: help someone go to bed; "Mother put the baby to sleep"
2: kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and
we had to put it to sleep" [syn: put away]
3: make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient
must be anesthetized before the operation" [syn: anesthetize,
anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under,
put out] [ant: bring to]