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euthanize
[ yoo-thuh-nahyz ]
verb (used with object)
, eu·tha·nized, eu·tha·niz·ing.
- to subject to euthanasia:
to euthanize injured animals.
euthanize
/ ˈjuːθəˌnaɪz; ˈjuːθəˌneɪz /
verb
- tr to kill (a person or animal) painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness
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Word History and Origins
Origin of euthanize1
First recorded in 1960–65; euthan(asia) + -ize
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Word History and Origins
Origin of euthanize1
C20: back formation from euthanasia
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Example Sentences
The three-drug formula, Alper writes, is “less reliable, and therefore less humane, than the method used to euthanize animals.”
From The Daily Beast
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