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euthanize, v.|ˈjuːθənaɪz|
[irreg. f. euthanasia n. + -ize.]
a. intr. To receive euthanasia. nonce-use.
1931Times 17 Oct. 9/3 This provided that an application must be made by the person desiring to euthanize (i.e., to receive euthanasia), stating..that he was suffering from a fatal and incurable disease.
b. trans. = euthanatize v. Chiefly U.S.
1975High Times Dec. 10/2 Any such chemist who cannot distinguish plant matter such as oregano, catnip, etc. from marijuana using a microscope should be taken out and euthanized. 1976Nature 23 Sept. 328/1 The cats were euthanised immediately after they were found to be infected. 1987Christian Science Monitor 11 Aug. 18/4 Some say injuries sustained in the beaching will later kill the whales and that it's kinder to euthanize them. |