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euthanize
euthanize
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euthanize (third-person singular simple present euthanizes, present participle euthanizing, simple past and past participle euthanized)
- (transitive) To submit (a person or animal) to euthanasia.
- John decided to euthanize his dying cat.
- 2016, Chandrika Narayan, First child dies by euthanasia in Belgium, CNN:
- A terminally ill minor has become the first child to be euthanized in Belgium since age restrictions were lifted in the country two years ago.
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submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia