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