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co·​ma·​tose | \ ˈkō-mə-ˌtōs How to pronounce comatose (audio) , ˈkä- How to pronounce comatose (audio) \

Definition of comatose

1 : of, resembling, or affected with coma The patient lay comatose, sustained by respirators.
2 : characterized by lethargic inertness : torpid a comatose economy Broadway was theatrically comatose that summer.
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Examples of comatose in a Sentence

She lay in a comatose state. the city's downtown has been comatose for years
Recent Examples on the Web Unlike Joe Flacco, cool to the point of being comatose, this Denver rookie burns hot. — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, "Kiszla: In his first NFL start, Drew Lock shows arrogance that has been missing in Broncos quarterbacks for too long," 1 Dec. 2019 Natural gas demand isn’t growing quickly enough to absorb surging production; and neither is oil, judging from its comatose state in the face of all sorts of geopolitical provocations. — Liam Denning | Bloomberg, Washington Post, "Frackers Get Not One But Two Coal-Mine Canaries," 20 June 2019 And Inova Health Group sent the Ghaisars a bill for $71,000 for the 10 days of care rendered to the comatose shooting victim. — Washington Post, "Family of Bijan Ghaisar, killed by Park Police officers in 2017, refiles suit against U.S.," 21 Sep. 2019 BEIJING - North Korea issued a $2 million bill for the hospital care of comatose American Otto Warmbier, insisting that a U.S. official sign a pledge to pay it before being allowed to fly the University of Virginia student from Pyongyang in 2017. — oregonlive, "N. Korea billed U.S. $2 million for care of comatose Otto Warmbier, Washington Post reports," 25 Apr. 2019 The woman is in a semi-comatose state, officials said. — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, "California Woman in a Coma After Using Face Cream Laced with Mercury: It's 'Extremely Dangerous'," 12 Sep. 2019 Cyberwar has been used to terrorize individual companies and temporarily render entire governments comatose. — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, "The WIRED Guide to Cyberwar," 23 Aug. 2019 Pyongyang authorities insisted the U.S. envoy sent to retrieve the University of Virginia student sign a pledge to pay the bill before allowing Warmbier’s comatose body to return to the United States. — Fox News, "Otto Warmbier’s parents file claim for seized North Korean cargo ship as part of $500M judgment against regime," 7 July 2019 The over-under for your optimistic friend who predicted nine wins to drop into a comatose state is three games. 8. — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, "Hyde: Embrace the pain? #TrustTheTank? Rules to survive this Dolphins season | Commentary," 23 July 2019

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First Known Use of comatose

1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for comatose

French comateux, from Greek kōmat-, kōma — see coma entry 1

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The first known use of comatose was in 1755

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6 Dec 2019

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“Comatose.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comatose. Accessed 11 December 2019.

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comatose

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English Language Learners Definition of comatose

: in a coma

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comatose

adjective
co·​ma·​tose | \ ˈkō-mə-ˌtōs How to pronounce comatose (audio) , ˈkäm-ə- How to pronounce comatose (audio) \

Medical Definition of comatose

: of, resembling, or affected with coma a comatose patient a comatose condition

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