euthanize

euthanize [yoo-thuh-nahyz] Word Origin verb (used with object), eu·tha·nized, eu·tha·niz·ing.

1. to subject to euthanasia: to euthanize injured animals.

Also eu·than·a·tize [yoo-than-uh-tahyz] /yuˈθæn əˌtaɪz/; especially British, eu·tha·nise, eu·than·a·tise. Origin of euthanize First recorded in 1960–65; euthan(asia) + -ize British Dictionary definitions for euthanise euthanize euthanise Austral euthanaze or euthanase (ˈjuːθəˌneɪz) verb

1. (tr) to kill (a person or animal) painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness

Word Origin for euthanize C20: back formation from euthanasia Word Origin and History for euthanise v.

chiefly British English spelling of euthanize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Euthanised; euthanising.

euthanize v.

by 1915, in place of earlier and etymologically correct euthanatize (1873); see euthanasia + -ize. Related: Euthanized; euthanizing.