euthanize
verb
eu·tha·nize
ˈyü-thə-ˌnīz 
variants
or less commonly euthanatize
euthanized also euthanatized; euthanizing also euthanatizing
: to subject to euthanasia
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Dakota died in 2021 at the age of 14 after zoo veterinarians found a gastrointestinal issue and decided to euthanize him as well, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal.
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Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Amid protests, the shelter weighed whether or not to euthanize Sarge, an almost 2-year-old pit bull mix, or send him to another facility in recent days.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
René Brar, Canada, 2024 Three exhausted sisters attempt to euthanize their violently ill mother on a remote island.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Daugherty said staff members at the shelters do a thorough behavioral assessment on every animal before it is decided whether to euthanize them.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
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Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Amid protests, the shelter weighed whether or not to euthanize Sarge, an almost 2-year-old pit bull mix, or send him to another facility in recent days.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
René Brar, Canada, 2024 Three exhausted sisters attempt to euthanize their violently ill mother on a remote island.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Daugherty said staff members at the shelters do a thorough behavioral assessment on every animal before it is decided whether to euthanize them.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Euthanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/euthanize. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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