put (one) under



put (one) under

To render unconscious by anesthesia, as during a surgical procedure. Your daughter is doing great. We put her under with no issues, and the surgeon is operating now. I've never had surgery before, and I'm really nervous for when they put me under—what if I don't wake up?
See also: put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alojzija-Slovene, Croatian
Borislavbah-ree-SLAHF (Russian)Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Berrak-Turkish
RodolfRO-dawlf (German)German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
SilleSEE-leDanish
Clementineklə-mawn-TEENFrench