euthanize

== English == === Alternative forms === euthanise (British spelling) euth (abbreviation) euthanase euthanaze === Etymology === Back-formation from euthanasia; 1970s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjuː.θənˌaɪz/ Homophone: youthenize === Verb === euthanize (third-person singular simple present euthanizes, present participle euthanizing, simple past and past participle euthanized) (transitive) To carry out euthanasia on (a person or animal). ==== Synonyms ==== euthanatize euthanasiate destroy (chiefly about an animal) put down put to sleep put to death ==== Hypernyms ==== kill ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== euthanasia ==== Translations ====