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put to sleep meaning in Sanskrit

स्वापयति svāpáyati

put to sleep in Sanskrit: स्वापयति (svāpáyati). In English, put to sleep means to cause (someone) to sleep.

Sanskrit words for put to sleep

to cause someone to sleep
स्वापयति svāpáyati

English meaning of put to sleep

  1. verb To cause (someone) to sleep.
  2. verb To help (someone) to bed.
  3. verb To render dormant.
  4. verb To kill an animal painlessly, often with an injection.

Full definition of put to sleep

put to sleep in a sentence

  • His boring stories sometimes put me to sleep.
  • After they'd put the kids to sleep, they relaxed by the fire and chatted.
  • Near-synonym: put to bed with a shovel (cynical tone)

Synonyms of put to sleep

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Questions about put to sleep in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of put to sleep in Sanskrit?
Put to sleep in Sanskrit is स्वापयति (svāpáyati).
put to sleep इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Put to sleep: स्वापयति (svāpáyati).
What does put to sleep mean in English?
Put to sleep means to cause (someone) to sleep.

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