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Definition of Cause to sleep
1. Verb. Make fall asleep. "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"
Causes: Catch Some Z's, Kip, Log Z's, Sleep, Slumber
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Antonyms: Awaken
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Antonyms: Awaken
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cause To Sleep
Literary usage of Cause to sleep
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the Hindee Language by John Drew Bate (1875)
"... of ет«тт) to cause to sleep, 'o put to sleep, to lull : met. to murder, kill.
... of HMl) to cause to sleep, to more prop. ..."
2. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"Hoo-moe, to lay oneself down to sleep ; to cause to sleep ; (6.) to sit upon, as
upon eggs to hatch ; (c.) to bow down in humble adoration and respectful ..."
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