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comatose en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkoʊ.məˌtoʊs/ (US)
• /ˈkəʊ.məˌtoʊs/ (UK)
• /ˈkɒm.əˌtəʊs/ (UK)
• /ˈkɑm.əˌtoʊs/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē)bor. Latin cōmalbor. French coma Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -us Middle French -eux French -eux French comateux? Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma)? English comatose Perhaps from French comateux, or from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”) (genitive κώματος (kṓmatos)). Equivalent to coma + -ose (“full of”)

Meanings

1. In a coma: unconscious.
   • the patient was comatose for 2 weeks before finally passing away.
2. (informal) Drowsy or lethargic.
   • The thought of food snapped her out of her comatose demeanor. 2009, Joel Schnoor, I Laid an Egg on Aunt Ruth's Head, page 180:
   • Weary of big Sunday dinners that leave you feeling comatose (and result in your having to spend Sunday evening scrubbing the kitchen)? 1988, Vicki Lansky, Fat-proofing your children-- so that they never become diet-addicted adults., page 24:
   • But most of all I'm sick of feeling comatose, like I'm walking through a fog. 2015, Delilah S. Dawson, Servants of the Storm, page 14:
   • I felt comatose, passing time instead of living as passions went unfulfilled. 2009, Daylle Deanna Schwartz, Nice Girls Can Finish First, page xi:
3. (informal) Fast asleep.
   • She was lying comatose on the sofa.

Forms

Deriveds

erotocomatose · comatoast · precomatose · comatoseness · comatosely · comatose fever · comatose sleep · semicomatose

Relateds

coma · braindead · vegetative

Translations (18)

io komatatra (resembling a coma) · cmn 昏迷的 (resembling a coma) · es comatoso (resembling a coma) · mi mauringaro (resembling a coma) · pt comatoso (resembling a coma) · de komatös (resembling a coma) · fi komatoosinen (resembling a coma) · it comatoso (resembling a coma) · nl comateus (resembling a coma) · fi tajuton (resembling a coma) · cy marwgysglyd (resembling a coma) · eo komata (resembling a coma) · fi koomainen (resembling a coma) · ca comatós (resembling a coma) · ro comatos (resembling a coma) · fr comateux (resembling a coma) · el κωματώδης (resembling a coma) · ru коматозный (resembling a coma)

comatose en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈkoʊ.məˌtoʊs/ (US)
• /ˈkəʊ.məˌtoʊs/ (UK)
• /ˈkɒm.əˌtəʊs/ (UK)
• /ˈkɑm.əˌtoʊs/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē)bor. Latin cōmalbor. French coma Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -us Middle French -eux French -eux French comateux? Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma)? English comatose Perhaps from French comateux, or from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”) (genitive κώματος (kṓmatos)). Equivalent to coma + -ose (“full of”)

Meanings

1. (colloquial, nonstandard, rare) To make comatose; to send into, or as if into, a coma.
   • Then slipping on my silky dernier and tights, g-strings sculpted my voluptuous cheeks, brassiere comatosing my wobbly knockers. 2019 April 28, John Finnan, Mustang Bally, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 68:
   • killing everybody is a stupid idea, and comatosing everybody is equally so. 1998 February 8, rob, “Death Penalty”, in nz.general (Usenet):
   • [Liverpool is] #1 in the league for murdering and comatosing fans of othe rclubs. 2006 July 26, Mike Hunt, “Ranking. Nice.”, in uk.sport.football.clubs.liverpool (Usenet):

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