euthanize
verb
eu·tha·nize
ˈyü-thə-ˌnīz 
variants
or less commonly euthanatize
euthanized also euthanatized; euthanizing also euthanatizing
: to subject to euthanasia
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Both Carlos and Lola were euthanized following the attack.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Earlier in April, Colombia approved euthanizing up to 80 wild hippos, descendants of four hippos Escobar brought to the country in the 1980s for his estate's private zoo.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
If a possum is eaten by a python, it is tracked and the python is euthanized.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
One of those puppies had to be euthanized, while the other survived.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Earlier in April, Colombia approved euthanizing up to 80 wild hippos, descendants of four hippos Escobar brought to the country in the 1980s for his estate's private zoo.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
If a possum is eaten by a python, it is tracked and the python is euthanized.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
One of those puppies had to be euthanized, while the other survived.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for euthanize
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/euthanize. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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