cause to sleep

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Definition

Verb: - To induce sleep; to make someone or something fall asleep.

Usage

This verb phrase describes the action of making a person, animal, or entity transition from a state of wakefulness to sleep. It implies an external agent or factor is responsible for initiating sleep.

Examples
  • The veterinarian caused the anxious dog to sleep with a gentle sedative.
  • The monotonous lecture caused half the class to sleep.
  • The warm milk and quiet story caused the child to sleep peacefully.
Advanced Usage
  • Causative Structure: The phrase "cause to sleep" is a causative construction, where the subject causes the object to perform the action of sleeping. It is more formal than simpler synonyms like "put to sleep."
  • Figurative Use: It can be applied in a figurative sense to inanimate objects or systems.
    • The administrator caused the faulty server to sleep to prevent data corruption.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sedate (verb): To administer a sedative drug to calm or induce sleep, often used in medical contexts.
  • Anesthetize (verb): To administer anesthesia to induce unconsciousness, a more intense medical procedure.
  • Soporific (adjective): Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.
Synonyms
  • Put to sleep
  • Lull to sleep
  • Induce sleep in
Related Phrases
  • Cause to doze off: To make someone fall into a light sleep.
    • The afternoon heat caused him to doze off in his chair.
  • Cause to nod off: Similar to "doze off," implying a brief, unintended sleep.
    • The long car ride caused the passenger to nod off.
Verb
  1. make fall asleep
    • The soft music caused us to fall asleep

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