put under

Meanings

verbput under (third-person singular simple present puts under, present participle putting under, simple past and past participle put under)

present singular third person puts under · participle present putting under

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, under.
transitivemedicineTo anesthetize someone or render them unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.
The doctor put me under before I went into surgery.
Synonyms: put to sleep

verbTo anesthetize someone or render them unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs.

Similar

verbadminister an anesthetic drug to

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Russian давать наркоз

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