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eu·tha·nize
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verb (used with object),
eu·tha·nized,
eu·tha·niz·ing.
to subject to
euthanasia
:
to euthanize injured animals.
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;
especially British
,
eu·tha·nise,
eu·than·a·tise
.
Origin:
1960–65;
euthan(asia)
+
-ize
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euthanize
,
euthanise
,
euthanaze
or
euthanase
(ˈjuːθəˌnaɪz, ˈjuːθəˌneɪz)
—
vb
(
tr
) to kill (a person or animal) painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness
[C20: back formation from
euthanasia
]
euthanise
,
euthanise
,
euthanaze
or
euthanase
—
vb
[C20: back formation from
euthanasia
]
euthanaze
,
euthanise
,
euthanaze
or
euthanase
—
vb
[C20: back formation from
euthanasia
]
euthanase
,
euthanise
,
euthanaze
or
euthanase
—
vb
[C20: back formation from
euthanasia
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
euthanize
1873; see
euthanasia
. Related: Euthanized; euthanizing.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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