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endormir

to put to sleep, to lull to sleep, to fall asleep

ɑ̃ . d ɔ ʁ . m i ʁ
en put into or cause to become + dormir to sleep
verb Rare #34,521
to put to sleep, to lull to sleep Often used with a person or animal as the object.
FR: Je vais endormir le bébé.
EN: I’m going to put the baby to sleep.
to fall asleep Used with a reflexive pronoun, as in s’endormir.
FR: Je vais m’endormir tôt ce soir.
EN: I’m going to fall asleep early tonight.
Conjugation of endormir
endormir
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First endors —
Second endors endormez
Third endort —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second endors endormez
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First endormis —
Second endormis —
Third — endormirent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First endorme —
Third endorme —

Tu avais acheté la nappe et la drogue pour l'endormir.

You had bought the tablecloth and the drugs to put him to sleep.

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

J'ai eu du mal à l'endormir.

I had trouble getting him to sleep.

— Amours chiennes (2000)

Je vais l'endormir encore un peu.

I’m going to let him sleep a little longer.

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

Je n'arrive pas à l'endormir.

I can't get him to sleep.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : Le train de l'Infini (2020)

Ils vont bientôt nous endormir.

They are going to lull us to sleep soon.

— La Plateforme (2019)

Déjà, ça a le mérite de nous endormir.

For one thing, it has the merit of putting us to sleep.

— Irreversible (2002)

Je vais l'endormir.

I'm going to put him/her to sleep.

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Y avait pas assez de batterie pour endormir ton fils.

There wasn’t enough battery to put your son to sleep.

— Retour vers le futur II (1989)

Ils vont l’endormir !

They're going to put him to sleep!

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Voici une ruse pour endormir sa méfiance.

Here's a trick to lull his suspicions.

— Mademoiselle (2016)