单词 | euthanatize |
释义 | euthanatizev. transitive. To subject to ‘euthanasia’.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing for specific reason > kill for specific reason [verb (transitive)] > mercy killing to put out of (one's) painc1375 to put (a person or animal) out of (his or her) misery (also pain)1792 euthanatize1873 euthanize1975 1873 Spectator 22 Feb. 241/1 I saw a crab euthanatising a sickly fish, doubtless from the highest motives. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < |
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