Main Entry: eu·tha·nize

Pronunciation: \ˈyü-thə-ˌnīz\

Variant(s): also eu·than·a·tize \yü-ˈtha-nə-ˌtīz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): eu·tha·nized also eu·than·a·tized; eu·tha·niz·ing also eu·than·a·tiz·ing

Etymology: Greek euthanatos

Date: 1873

: to subject to euthanasia