Verb: euthanatise 'yoo-thu-nu,tIz
Usage: Brit, rare (N. Amer: euthanatize)
Usage: Brit, rare (N. Amer: euthanatize)
- Intentionally cause the painless death of a person or animal
"They had to euthanatise their old dog due to its terminal illness";
- euthanize, euthanise [Brit], euthanatize [rare], euthanase [Brit]
Derived forms: euthanatised, euthanatises, euthanatising
Type of: kill