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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Valerio was euthanized days after the attack.
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
After that, officials decided to use tranquilizer darts to take down the animals believed to be the three adults in the pack before euthanizing them.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The 6-year-old allowance-level mare Angelic Appeal was euthanized after being injured in a race on the Santa Anita turf course on Saturday, and the maiden 4-year-old colt Cornhuskerchris was euthanized after being injured in training on the Santa Anita training track on Sunday.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Over the years, individual dingoes deemed too habituated to humans have been euthanized, in consultation with the Butchulla people.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
After that, officials decided to use tranquilizer darts to take down the animals believed to be the three adults in the pack before euthanizing them.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The 6-year-old allowance-level mare Angelic Appeal was euthanized after being injured in a race on the Santa Anita turf course on Saturday, and the maiden 4-year-old colt Cornhuskerchris was euthanized after being injured in training on the Santa Anita training track on Sunday.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Over the years, individual dingoes deemed too habituated to humans have been euthanized, in consultation with the Butchulla people.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for euthanize
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/euthanize. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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