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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Four were euthanized after various injuries and illnesses and one had no record of what happened following an adoption.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
The State of Colorado and Colorado Parks and Wildlife need to establish regulations and laws that fine individuals who don’t adequately store or dispose of garbage when a bear or other wildlife needs to be euthanized.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
County animal shelters would almost certainly be forced to step up the numbers of healthy animals that are euthanized before they can be adopted.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
But scientists, including Beckmann, argue that using casualties from the road can be a more ethical alternative to trapping wild animals or euthanizing them to sample tissues.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
The State of Colorado and Colorado Parks and Wildlife need to establish regulations and laws that fine individuals who don’t adequately store or dispose of garbage when a bear or other wildlife needs to be euthanized.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
County animal shelters would almost certainly be forced to step up the numbers of healthy animals that are euthanized before they can be adopted.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
But scientists, including Beckmann, argue that using casualties from the road can be a more ethical alternative to trapping wild animals or euthanizing them to sample tissues.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/euthanize. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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