euthanize

present singular third person euthanizes · participle present euthanizing · participle past euthanized · past euthanized · alternative euthanise · alternative euth · alternative euthanase · alternative euthanaze

1. transitiveTo carry out euthanasia on (a person or animal).

   John decided to euthanize his dying dog.

   1 more example

   A terminally ill minor has become the first child to be euthanized in Belgium since age restrictions were lifted in the country two years ago.

   2016, Chandrika Narayan, First child dies by euthanasia in Belgium, CNN

   Synonyms: euthanatize, euthanasiate, destroy, put down, put to sleep, put to death