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

Derived forms: euthanatized, euthanatizes, euthanatizing

Type of: kill