euthanize
verb
eu·tha·nize
ˈyü-thə-ˌnīz 
variants
or less commonly euthanatize
euthanized also euthanatized; euthanizing also euthanatizing
: to subject to euthanasia
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In the past several weeks, Rosa’s health deteriorated, and experts at the aquarium decided to euthanize her.
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Two weeks later, on the undercard of the Preakness Stakes, another colt was euthanized on the track, further eroding the public’s confidence in the safety and integrity of horse racing.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Zoo Miami announced that two of its animals were euthanized this week because of ongoing health problems.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
American Pets Alive!, a shelter program and advocacy group that urges the end of unnecessary euthanasia of shelter animals, says about 1 to 2 percent of even its total dog intake is euthanized for behavioral reasons.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 8 May 2024
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Two weeks later, on the undercard of the Preakness Stakes, another colt was euthanized on the track, further eroding the public’s confidence in the safety and integrity of horse racing.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Zoo Miami announced that two of its animals were euthanized this week because of ongoing health problems.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
American Pets Alive!, a shelter program and advocacy group that urges the end of unnecessary euthanasia of shelter animals, says about 1 to 2 percent of even its total dog intake is euthanized for behavioral reasons.
—Monica Potts, ABC News, 8 May 2024
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/euthanize. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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