Oslerize

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verb

To euthanize a person as a consequence of their having reached old age.

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Meanings

verbOslerize (third-person singular simple present Oslerizes, present participle Oslerizing, simple past and past participle Oslerized)

present singular third person Oslerizes · participle present Oslerizing · participle past Oslerized · past Oslerized

  1. transitiveTo euthanize a person as a consequence of their having reached old age.

Origin

From Osler + -ize, after Dr. William Osler.

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APA

Oslerize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oslerize

MLA

“Oslerize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oslerize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oslerize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oslerize.

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