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1 Sleep
subs.P. and V. ὕπνος, ὁ.Seen in sleep ( of visions), adj.: V. ἐνύπνιος.——————v. intrans.P. and V. καθεύδειν, κοιμᾶσθαι (Plat. but rare P. also Ar.), εὕδειν (Plat. but rare P. also Ar.), ὑπνώσσειν (Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and P. καταδαρθάνειν, V. βρίζειν, εὐνάζεσθαι, Ar. κατακοιμᾶσθαι.Pass the night: P. and V. αὐλίζεσθαι, V. νυχεύειν (Eur., Rhes.).Lull to sleep: P. and V. κοιμίζειν (Plat.), V. εὐνάζειν, κοιμᾶν, P. κατακοιμίζειν (Plat.).Fall asleep: V. εἰς ὕπνον πίπτειν.Fall asleep afterwards: P. ἐπικαταδαρθάνειν (Thuc. 4, 133).Sleep with another: P. and V. συγκαθεύδειν (dat.), V. συγκοιμᾶσθαι (dat.), συνευνάζεσθαι (dat.), συνεύδειν (dat.) Ar. συγκαταδαρθάνειν (dat.).——————Ὕπνος, ὁ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sleep
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2 Lull
v. trans.Put to sleep: P. and V. κοιμίζειν (Plat.), V. κοιμᾶν.Lighten: P. and V. ἐπικουφίζειν.——————subs.Abatement: P. λώφησις, ἡ.Breathing space: P. and V. ἀναπνοή, ἡ, V. ἀμπνοή, ἡ.Lull in a storm: P. and V. εὐδία, ἡ, γαλήνη, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Lull
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3 lull
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4 Soothe
v. trans.P. and V. πραύνειν, θέλγειν (Plat. but rare P.), P. καταπραύνειν, παραμυθεῖσθαι, V. παρηγορεῖν, μαλθάσσειν, συνθάλπειν, παρευκηλεῖν, Ar. and V. μαλάσσειν; see Comfort.Do not soothe me with false words: μὴ... σύνθαλπε μύθοις ψευδέσιν (Æsch., P. V. 685).Charm: P. and V. κηλεῖν.Lull to sleep: lit. and met., P. and V. κοιμίζειν (Plat.), V. κοιμᾶν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Soothe
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5 Stupefy
v. trans.Drive out of one's senses: P. and V. ἐξιστάναι, ἐκπλήσσειν, P. καταπλήσσειν.Lull to sleep: P. and V. κοιμίζειν (Plat.), V. κοιμᾶν.Stupefy with smoke: Ar. τύφειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stupefy
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lull´er — lull «luhl», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to soothe with sounds or caresses; hush to sleep: »The mother lulled the crying baby. 2. Figurative. to quiet; make calm or more nearly calm; make peaceful or tranquil: »to lull one s suspicions. The captain… … Useful english dictionary
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lull — Synonyms and related words: abate, abeyance, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, anticyclone, appease, assuage, awful silence, balm, becalm, benumb, breach, break, breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time,… … Moby Thesaurus
sleep — Moe, hiamoe. Also: momoe, momomoe, hi olani. See asleep and sayings, lihilihi2, moe1, niolopua2, uha i. ♦ Sleep late, moe awakea, moe loa. ♦ Overcome with sleep, pa uhia. ♦ Indisposed to sleep, hia ā. ♦ Sleep with, moe me. ♦… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Lull — (l[u^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lulled} (l[u^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lulling}.] [Akin to OD. lullen to sing to sleep, G. lullen, Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla; all of imitative origin. Cf. {Loll}, {Lollard}.] To cause to rest by soothing influences; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lull — I noun abatement, armistice, break, breather, breathing spell, breathing time, brief silence, calm, calmness, cessation, cessation of activity, cessation of sound, desistance, discontinuance, discontinuation, halt, hush, idleness, inactivity,… … Law dictionary
lull — ► VERB 1) calm or send to sleep with soothing sounds or movements. 2) cause to feel deceptively secure. 3) allay (doubts, fears, etc.), typically by deception. 4) (of noise or a storm) abate. ► NOUN ▪ a temporary period of quiet or inactivity.… … English terms dictionary
lull — I n. 1) a momentary, temporary lull 2) a lull in (a momentary lull in the fighting) II v. 1) (d; tr.) to lull into (to lull smb. into a false sense of security) 2) (d; tr.) to lull to (to lull a child to sleep) * * * [lʌl] temporary lull a… … Combinatory dictionary
sleep — sleep1 W2S1 [sli:p] v past tense and past participle slept [slept] 1.) to rest your mind and body, usually at night when you are lying in bed with your eyes closed →↑asleep, oversleep ↑oversleep ▪ I usually sleep on my back. ▪ Did you sleep well… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lull — lull1 [lʌl] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from the sound of someone singing to a baby] 1.) to make someone feel calm or as if they want to sleep ▪ The hum of the tyres on the road lulled her to sleep. 2.) to make someone feel safe and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lull — I UK [lʌl] / US noun [countable] Word forms lull : singular lull plural lulls a) a quiet period during a very active or violent situation a lull in the fighting b) a situation in which there is not enough success or activity The award helped the… … English dictionary
