English Explanatory Dictionary

comatose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In a coma: unconscious.
  2. Drowsy or lethargic.
  3. Fast asleep.
verb
  1. To make comatose; to send into, or as if into, a coma.

Pronunciation

/ˈkəʊ.məˌtoʊs/ /ˈkɒm.əˌtəʊs/ /ˈkoʊ.məˌtoʊs/ /ˈkɑm.əˌtoʊs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comatose.wav

Word forms

comatose more comatose most comatose comatoses comatosing comatosed

Etymology

* perhaps from French comateux * From Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”) (genitive κώματος (kṓmatos)). Equivalent to coma + -ose (“full of”)

Related words

coma braindead vegetative

Derived words

comatoast comatose fever comatosely comatoseness comatose sleep erotocomatose precomatose semicomatose
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