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euthanize

[yoo-thuh-nahyz]
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verb (used with object), eu·tha·nized, eu·tha·niz·ing.

to subject to euthanasia: to euthanize injured animals.

Nearby words

  1. eutectoid,
  2. eutelegenesis,
  3. euterpe,
  4. euthanasia,
  5. euthanise,
  6. euthenics,
  7. euthenist,
  8. eutherian,
  9. euthermic,
  10. euthymia
Also eu·than·a·tize [yoo-than-uh-tahyz] /yuˈθæn əˌtaɪz/; especially British, eu·tha·nise, eu·than·a·tise.

Origin of euthanize

First recorded in 1960–65; euthan(asia) + -ize
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Examples from the Web for euthanize

  • The three-drug formula, Alper writes, is “less reliable, and therefore less humane, than the method used to euthanize animals.”

    Executed Like a Dog|Ben Crair|November 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for euthanize

euthanize

euthanise Austral euthanaze or euthanase (ˈjuːθəˌneɪz)

verb

(tr) to kill (a person or animal) painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness

Word Origin for euthanize

C20: back formation from euthanasia
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Word Origin and History for euthanize

euthanize

v.

by 1915, in place of earlier and etymologically correct euthanatize (1873); see euthanasia + -ize. Related: Euthanized; euthanizing.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper