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Definition of euthanize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

euthanize

verb

NAmE//ˈyuθəˌnaɪz//

euthanize somebody/something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they euthanize

he / she / it euthanizes

past simple euthanized

-ing form euthanizing

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to kill a sick or injured animal or person by giving them drugs so that they die without pain They decided to euthanize those whales that were too ill to return to the ocean. A decision was made to euthanize the cloned sheep. synonym put something to sleep

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