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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Deputies deemed it a threat to humans, and it was euthanized, the sheriff’s office said.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
It's estimated that around 75 percent of municipal shelters euthanize pit bulls immediately upon arrival.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
When a fish is placed in, the robot utilizes computer vision to identify the species, locate the brain, spike and bleed the fish, euthanizing it instantly.
—Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Animal subjects will be euthanized.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
It's estimated that around 75 percent of municipal shelters euthanize pit bulls immediately upon arrival.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
When a fish is placed in, the robot utilizes computer vision to identify the species, locate the brain, spike and bleed the fish, euthanizing it instantly.
—Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Animal subjects will be euthanized.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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