euthanise

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A form of euthanize — To carry out euthanasia on (a person or animal).

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbeuthanise (third-person singular simple present euthanises, present participle euthanising, simple past and past participle euthanised)

present singular third person euthanises · participle present euthanising · participle past euthanised · past euthanised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of euthanize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbintentionally cause the painless death of a person or animal

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

euthanise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euthanise

MLA

“euthanise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euthanise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “euthanise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euthanise.

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