euthanized

[ yoo-thuh-nahyzd ]

/ ˈyu θəˌnaɪzd /

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adjective

put to death painlessly, usually to end the suffering caused by an incurable condition: Neutering decreases an animal’s chances of getting certain cancers, reducing the number of euthanized pets each year.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of euthanize.

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Also especially British, eu·tha·nised . Rarely eu·than·a·tized

[yoo-than-uh-tahyzd]; /yuˈθæn əˌtaɪzd/; especially British, eu·than·a·tised .

Origin of euthanized

euthanize + -ed²

Words nearby euthanized

eutectic, eutectoid, Euterpe, euthanasia, euthanize, euthanized, euthenics, eutherian, euthermic, euthymia, euthyroid

How to use euthanized in a sentence

Stories emerged of farmers forced to euthanize their animals, dump milk and leave vegetables to rot.
We Can End Hunger in America—If We're Willing to Make Significant Changes to Our Food System|Pierre Ferrari|January 29, 2021|Time
Examiners discovered all that trash after the deer were euthanized for being aggressive and dangerous as a result of their strong attraction to, and dependence on, human food, according to researchers from the US Geological Survey.
Once you know what happens to food you leave outdoors, you’ll stop doing it|Alisha McDarris|January 14, 2021|Popular-Science
Working with fins from six euthanized gobies, the researchers recorded electrical spikes from their nerves as a bumpy plastic ring attached to a motor rolled lightly above each fin.
A fish’s fins may be as sensitive to touch as fingertips|Carolyn Wilke|November 3, 2020|Science News
Other questions: Should nuisance bears be euthanized if they are serial offenders?
In Florida, Sprawling Humans Confront the Bears Who Lived There First|Jacqui Goddard|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

While they were found guilty for only littering, witness testimony included examples of healthy animals being euthanized.
PETA Gone Wild: Flour Bombing Kim Kardashian, Accusing HBO of “Murder”|Tricia Romano|April 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If we need to get rid of these animals, they need to be rounded up and euthanized by qualified wildlife experts.
How to Catch a Giant Python|Catharine Skipp|February 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It ran 11 painful episodes in 1990 before being mercifully euthanized.
12 Best and Worst TV Musicals|Shannon Donnelly, The Daily Beast Video|May 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST