To put into a state of slumber or sleep; to lull someone into sleep or a sleepy condition.
From 'en-' (causative prefix) + 'slumber' (from Middle English, likely from Old Norse or Germanic roots meaning 'to doze'). The word combines the prefix 'en-' meaning 'to cause to be' with 'slumber,' creating the sense of causing sleep.
Though rare today, 'enslumber' appears in medieval and Renaissance literature as poets sought poetic alternatives to 'put to sleep,' allowing them to match syllable counts and create more lyrical effects in verse.
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