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comatose
UK /ˈkəʊ.məˌtoʊs/ US /ˈkoʊ.məˌtoʊs/
adj 3verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
patient
VERB + COMATOSE
feeling, leave
COMATOSE + NOUN
demeanor, weeks
PREP.
in, in, out
ADV.
again, once
Definitions
adj
1
In a coma: unconscious.
the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before finally passing away.
2
Drowsy or lethargic.
Weary of big Sunday dinners that leave you feeling comatose (and result in your having to spend Sunday evening scrubbing the kitchen)?
The thought of food snapped her out of her comatose demeanor.
3
Fast asleep.
She was lying comatose on the sofa.
verb
1
To make comatose; to send into, or as if into, a coma.
killing everybody is a stupid idea, and comatosing everybody is equally so.
[Liverpool is] #1 in the league for murdering and comatosing fans of othe rclubs.
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the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before finally passing away.
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Weary of big Sunday dinners that leave you feeling comatose (and result in your having to spend Sunday evening scrubbing the kitchen)?
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The thought of food snapped her out of her comatose demeanor.
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killing everybody is a stupid idea, and comatosing everybody is equally so.
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[Liverpool is] #1 in the league for murdering and comatosing fans of othe rclubs.
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Then slipping on my silky dernier and tights, g-strings sculpted my voluptuous cheeks, brassiere comatosing my wobbly knockers.
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