euthanize
verb/ˈjuːθənaɪz/
/ˈjuːθənaɪz/
(British English also euthanise)
(especially North American English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they euthanize | /ˈjuːθənaɪz/ /ˈjuːθənaɪz/ |
| he / she / it euthanizes | /ˈjuːθənaɪzɪz/ /ˈjuːθənaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple euthanized | /ˈjuːθənaɪzd/ /ˈjuːθənaɪzd/ |
| past participle euthanized | /ˈjuːθənaɪzd/ /ˈjuːθənaɪzd/ |
| -ing form euthanizing | /ˈjuːθənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈjuːθənaɪzɪŋ/ |
- euthanize somebody/something to kill a sick or injured animal or person by giving them drugs so that they die without pain synonym put something down, , put to sleep
- They decided to euthanize those whales that were too ill to return to the sea.
- A decision was made to euthanize the cloned sheep.
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