Phrase guide

put under

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, under.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • The doctor put me under before I went into surgery.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: put to sleep

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

administer an anesthetic drug to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
  • anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: drug, dose

Narrower terms: etherize, etherise, cocainize, cocainise, chloroform, freeze, block

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: давать наркоз (davatʹ narkoz) — anesthetize — see also anesthetize