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euthanize

[ yoo-thuh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, eu·tha·nized, eu·tha·niz·ing.
  1. to subject to euthanasia:

    to euthanize injured animals.



euthanize

/ ˈjuːθəˌnaɪz; ˈjuːθəˌneɪz /

verb

  1. 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.”

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