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}]