眠ねむらせる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

put to sleep; make someone sleep

Direct causative: to cause a person or animal to fall asleep, e.g., by lulling, soothing, or administering something.

• 赤あかちゃんを眠ねむらせるために子こ守もり唄うたを歌うたった。

  I sang a lullaby to put the baby to sleep.

• 薬くすりで患かん者じゃを眠ねむらせた。

  They put the patient to sleep with medication.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

kill; put down

Colloquial euphemism for killing, often used in criminal or underworld contexts, or for putting an animal to sleep permanently.

• 裏うら切ぎり者ものは眠ねむらせた。

  They put the traitor to sleep (killed him).

• 老ろう犬けんを眠ねむらせる決けつ断だんをした。

  We made the decision to put the old dog to sleep.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

leave unused; let something lie dormant

Used for assets, talents, or resources that are kept idle or not put to use; often implies waste or potential.

• 彼かれは才さい能のうを眠ねむらせたままだった。

  He left his talent unused.

• 資し金きんを眠ねむらせておくのはもったいない。

  It's a waste to let the funds sit idle.