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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Last month, lawmakers passed legislation that would require municipalities to round up the millions of stray dogs and place them in shelters, as well as a mandate to euthanize animals that are sick or pose a risk to humans.
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Sam Delgado, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024
The tourists were given a ticket; the bison was euthanized.
—Drew Magary, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2024
Near the episode’s end, she’s told a key member of the filmmaking team that Tonka is in congestive heart failure and that a vet has scheduled an imminent appointment to euthanize him.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks workers later trapped and euthanized a subadult female black bear.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
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Sam Delgado, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024
The tourists were given a ticket; the bison was euthanized.
—Drew Magary, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2024
Near the episode’s end, she’s told a key member of the filmmaking team that Tonka is in congestive heart failure and that a vet has scheduled an imminent appointment to euthanize him.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks workers later trapped and euthanized a subadult female black bear.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
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 10 Nov. 2024.
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