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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Efforts to trap and humanely euthanize pests comes with expenses estimated at over $100 million annually.
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Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
After that incident, the department changed its approach and shot the remaining three adults with tranquilizer darts rather than a firearm, then euthanized them on the ground with injections of the type a sick animal might receive when being put to sleep by a veterinarian.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Believing the animal was euthanized, Claire later discovers it has been relocated and vows to track it down.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
When cases are detected, the state moves quickly to euthanize the flock to prevent the spread.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
After that incident, the department changed its approach and shot the remaining three adults with tranquilizer darts rather than a firearm, then euthanized them on the ground with injections of the type a sick animal might receive when being put to sleep by a veterinarian.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Believing the animal was euthanized, Claire later discovers it has been relocated and vows to track it down.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
When cases are detected, the state moves quickly to euthanize the flock to prevent the spread.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/euthanize. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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