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Verb: euthanise  'yoo-thu,nIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: euthanize)
  1. 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