euthanize
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Etymology edit
Back-formation from euthanasia; 1970s.
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- IPA(key): /ˈjuː.θən.ˌaɪz/
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- Homophone: youthenize
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euthanize (third-person singular simple present euthanizes, present participle euthanizing, simple past and past participle euthanized)
- (transitive) To carry out euthanasia on (a person or animal).
- John decided to euthanize his dying dog.
- 2016, Chandrika Narayan, First child dies by euthanasia in Belgium, CNN:
- A terminally ill minor has become the first child to be euthanized in Belgium since age restrictions were lifted in the country two years ago.
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submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia
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