Definition
To make drowsy or cause to doze; to lull into sleepiness.
Etymology
From 'be-' (causative prefix) combined with 'drowse' (from Old English drusian, meaning to be sluggish), creating a verb meaning to make thoroughly drowsy.
Kelly Says
Medieval writers used 'bedrowse' to describe the heavy torpor of illness, magic spells, or enchantment — the word captures something stronger than simple tiredness, more like an irresistible pull toward sleep.
Translations
CACatalà
endormir
en-dor-mir
CSČeština
usínat
u-si-nat
DEDeutsch
betäuben
be-ta-u-ben
ELΕλληνικά
ναυαγήσω
na-vi-g-so
ESEspañol
atontar
a-ton-tar
FISuomi
väsynyt
va-sy-nyt
FRFrançais
endormir
en-dor-mir
HIहिन्दी
नींद लें
nee-nd len
IDBahasa Indonesia
membiuskan
mem-bi-us-kan
ITItaliano
addormentare
a-dor-ma-re-re
KO한국어
몽롱하게 하다
mong-long-ha-ge ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
membiuskan
mem-bi-us-kan
NLNederlands
in slaap vallen
in slaap val-len
PTPortuguês
enfraquecer
en-fra-ke-ser
RORomână
a adormi
a a-dor-mi
RUРусский
затуманивать
za-tu-ma-ni-vat'
TAதமிழ்
தூக்கம்
thook-kam
TLTL
makatulog
ma-ka-tu-log
TRTürkçe
uyutmak
u-yu-t-mak
UKУкраїнська
засинати
za-si-na-ty
VITiếng Việt
say ngủ
say nu-g-u
ZH中文
昏昏欲睡
hūn hūn yù shuì