transitive. To put to sleep (or to death), lull to rest; also, to stupefy.

Into a state of sleep; esp, in the phrases to fall, lull, lay (bringobs.) asleep.

transitive. To cause to sleep; to render inactive or inoperative; to dull or deaden. Obsolete.

transitive. To put to sleep; to dull, stupefy.

transitive. To put to sleep.

transitive. To succeed in getting (a child) to go to sleep. colloquial.

To cause to sleep or fall asleep.