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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After fighting valiantly to ward off injury, the horse was euthanized in 2007, his courageous battle forever remembered at Churchill Downs, where his statue stands outside of Gate 1.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Shera, a female African lion, died Thursday at the National Zoo in Washington after suffering a decline in mobility and being euthanized by keepers at the facility.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
One of the oldest lions in the country was humanely euthanized on Thursday, May 7, the National Zoo announced.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 May 2026
They are then left to suffer and die or be euthanized.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Shera, a female African lion, died Thursday at the National Zoo in Washington after suffering a decline in mobility and being euthanized by keepers at the facility.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
One of the oldest lions in the country was humanely euthanized on Thursday, May 7, the National Zoo announced.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 May 2026
They are then left to suffer and die or be euthanized.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 May 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 14 May. 2026.
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