Dictionary

euthanize en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈjuː.θənˌaɪz/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Back-formation from euthanasia; 1970s.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To carry out euthanasia on (a person or animal).
   • John decided to euthanize his dying dog.
   • 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. 2016, Chandrika Narayan, First child dies by euthanasia in Belgium, CNN:

Forms

Deriveds

zoothanize · euthanization · uneuthanized · euthanizer

Hypernyms

kill

Relateds

euthanasia

Synonyms

euthanatize · destroy · put down · put to death · put to sleep · euthanasiate

Translations (20)

fr euthanasier (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · pt eutanasiar (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · da aflive (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · th กระทำการุณยฆาต (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · de einschläfern (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · tr ötanazi etmek (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · sv avliva (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · cmn 人道毀滅 /人道毁灭 (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · fi lopettaa (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · it eutanizzare (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · ru подвергну́ть эвтана́зии (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · es eutanasiar (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · is deyða (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · cmn 安樂死 /安乐死 (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · pt sacrificar (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · th ทำการุณยฆาต (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · gl eutanasiar (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · ru усыпи́ть (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · fr faire euthanasier (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia) · no avlive (submit (a person or an animal) to euthanasia)