euthanize
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euthanized, past participle; euthanizes, 3rd person singular present; euthanizing, present participle; euthanized, past tense; euthanised, past tense; euthanises, 3rd person singular present; euthanising, present participle; euthanised, past participle;
/ˈyo͞oTHəˌnīz/,
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euthanized, past participle; euthanizes, 3rd person singular present; euthanizing, present participle; euthanized, past tense; euthanised, past tense; euthanises, 3rd person singular present; euthanising, present participle; euthanised, past participle;
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Put (a living being, esp. a dog or cat) to death humanely
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- Euthanasia (from the Greek εὐθανασία meaning "good death": εὖ, eu (well or good) + θάνατος, thanatos (death)) refers to the practice of ending a life in a manner which relieves pain and suffering. ...
- To submit (a person or animal) to euthanasia
- (euthanization) The act or process of euthanizing
- (Euthanized) To be given an easy or painless death.
- To kill as painlessly as possible. When we can’t find a home for an animal, or if it is suffering and we can’t relieve its pain or cure it, it is euthanized.