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单词 euthanize
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euthanize


euthanize

put to death painlessly or allow to die rather than to suffer from an incurable and painful condition: The vet had to euthanize my terminally ill cat.
Not to be confused with:euphemize – to substitute a mild expression for one thought to be offensive: using to pass air instead of to fart

eu·than·ize

E0244700 (yo͞o′thə-nīz′) also eu·than·a·tize (yo͞o-thăn′ə-tīz′)tr.v. eu·than·ized, eu·than·iz·ing, eu·than·iz·es also eu·than·a·tized or eu·than·a·tiz·ing or euthan·a·tiz·es To subject to euthanasia.
[euthan(asia) + -ize.]

euthanize

(ˈjuːθəˌnaɪz) or

euthanise

;

euthanaze

(ˈjuːθəˌneɪz) or

euthanase

vb (Medicine) (tr) to kill (a person or animal) painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness Also called: euthanatize [C20: back formation from euthanasia]

eu•tha•nize

(ˈyu θəˌnaɪz)

v.t. -nized, -niz•ing. to subject to euthanasia. [1960–65]
EncyclopediaSeeeuthanasia

euthanize


euthanize

(yo͞o′thə-nīz′) also

euthanatize

(yo͞o-thăn′ə-tīz′)tr.v. euthan·ized, euthan·izing, euthan·izes also euthan·atized or euthan·atizing or euthan·atizes To subject to euthanasia.
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